Vietnam Destination
Ha Tinh travel
Geography
Ha Tinh is
located on the Northern Central of Vietnam,
surrounded by Nghe An Province on the north,
Quang Binh Province on the south, Laos on the
west, and East Sea on the east.
Locating at
the east of Truong Son Mountain Range, Ha Tinh's
terrain is both narrow and sloping, tilting
towards the east. To the west is a high mountain
range (with average height of 1,500m), following
with a range of hills, small and narrow
elongated plain and coastal sandy banks.
Mountainous
terrain accounts for 80% of the province's
natural area that is sharply differentiated and
divided, forming deferent ecological areas.
There are 14 rivers such as Ngan Pho, Ngan Sau,
Cay. The coastline is 137km in length which is
suitable for making salt, rearing shellfish such
as shrimps, crabs, oysters, snails...
Ha Tinh
belongs to the tropical monsoon area. The annual
average temperature is 23.7ºC. There are two
clear seasons:Raining season lasts from August
to November. Annually average rainfall is from
2500mm to 2650mm, account to 54% of whole
year.Dry season is from December to July next
year. The weather is dry, hot and highly
vaporizing West- Southern wind (blowing from
Laos).
Tourisms
The province
has many special internal tourism places
ecologically, historically, culturally, namely
National Park of Vu Quang, Ke Go reservoir, Hong
Linh Mountain, interests inhering to poet Nguyen
Du, monument of comrade Tran Phu - First General
Secretary of Vietnamese Communist Party, Dong
Loc Road Junction - a monument sticking with
glorious victory of Vietnam against the US.
Then, tourists are able to relax in Xuan Thanh,
Thien Cam, Thach Hai or Deo Con beaches, or in
medical treatment area of Son Kim Hot Spring.
Ha Tinh
preserves many temples, pagodas such as Cua Dieu
Tower, Huong Tich, Bich Chau, Yen Lac pagodas,
Tam Lang, Chieu Trung temples.
Coming there,
visitor do not forget make tour to some of
handicrafts villages such as Van Cham, Minh Long
iron, Duc Lam cooper, Cam Trang pottery, Thai
Yen wood, Ha silt, Ho cloth.
Apart of that,
tourists can follow National Road No. 8 passing
Cau Treo Border Gate to Laos, Thailand and other
ASEAN countries...
Ethnic
groups
Ha Tinh
population is mainly Viet (Kinh) following Mau
believing, Confucianism, Buddhist, tutelary gods
worship. The province is home of Hai Thuong Lan
Ong - a famous physician, Nguyen Du, Huy Can
poets, and Nguyen Cong Tru, Tran Phu, Ha Huy
Tap, Ngo Duc Ke.
Transportation
The
transportation is convenient with National
Highway No. 1A and Thong Nhat Express Train
crossing the province. There is Keo Nua Border
Gate linking to Laos, Thailand. Ha Tinh City is
341km from Hanoi.
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