Bac Ninh is a province of Vietnam, located in the Red River Delta of the northern part of the country. It is situated to the east of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, and borders Bac Giang Province, Hung Yen Province, Hai Duong Province, Vinh Phuc Province, and Hanoi.The province’s name derives from Sino-Vietnamese , literally “northern serenity”.
The province is rich in culture and is known nationally for Quan ho folk music. Quan ho is recognised as the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO in 2009.
Located in the Indochinese Peninsula’s eastern edge, Vietnam covers an area of around 331,211.6 sq. km. The coastline of mainland Vietnam is about 3,260 km long. The country also includes several islands. Vietnam is roughly S-shaped running for a distance of about 1,650 km in the north-to-south directions. It is about 50 km wide at ... Read more