Hoa Binh Province

Geography
Hoa Binh province is a mountainous province in the North Central Vietnam. It is bordered by Phu Tho Province and Hanoi in the north, Ninh Binh province and Thanh Hoa province in the south, Ha Nam province in the east, and Son La province in the west. The topography is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The annual average temperature varies between 23 and 25^oC.

Tourism
The culture of Hoa Binh province combines several ethnic groups with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals. Tourists especially enjoy the ethnic specialty dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled meat. At night, visitors can stay in stilt houses at Lac Village in Mai Chau Valley, enjoy watching traditional dancing, music performances (bronze drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing and dancing. The remote Muong, Dao, Tay minority villages draw visitors who like study the life of ethnic groups. Beautiful brocade and forest products are interesting souvenirs.

Mountainous terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes, Ret Cave, Pu Nooc Primitive forest and many clean springs are suitable for swimming, climbing, walking, and hunting. Visitors are also fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in Vietnam. Boating on Da River is an enjoyable feeling. Apart of these, scientific tests have shown that the mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good for drinking, bathing and treatment.

Transportation
Road and water transportation are convenient. There is National Highway No. 6 from Hanoi to Hoa Binh province, Son La province, National Highway No. 15 from Mai Chau to Thanh Hoa province, National Highway No. 12B from Hoa Binh province to Nho Quan (Ninh Binh province).
Hoa Binh Town is 82km from Hanoi. Da River is 5km from Hoa Binh City.

Provinces in the North-Central Vietnam

• Hoa Binh Province
• Bac Giang Province
• Bac Ninh Province
• Hai Duong Province
• Hung Yen Province
• Phu Tho Province
• Vinh Phuc Province
• Hanoi city
• Ha Nam Province

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