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Nui Coc Lake, Thai Nguyen Province, VietnamSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H%E1%BB%93_N%C3%BAi_C%E1%BB%91c.JPG
Author: Nguyen Thanh Quang
Author: Nguyen Thanh Quang
Thái Nguyên is the largest city in the northern mountain area of Vietnam. The capital of the eponymous province, Thái Nguyên has a population of 150,000 people (2011 estimate) and is the 9th largest city in Vietnam.
Formerly a military base, Thái Nguyên is today given over to civilian rule and is gradually developing as a tourist destination in northern Vietnam. The city also has an industrial economy based on the production of steel.
Den Duon Temple, Thai Nguyen ProvinceSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%90%E1%BB%81n_%C4%90u%E1%BB%95m.JPG
Author: Nguyen Thanh Quang
Author: Nguyen Thanh Quang
The surrounding Thái Nguyên Province covers 3,534.45 sq km and has a population of 1.15 million people. There are also eight ethnic tribes in the area.
Visiting Thái Nguyên
Take a bus from Hanoi.Places of Interest in Thái Nguyên
- Museum of the Cultures of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups
This is the largest museum of the indigenous people of Vietnam. Established in 1960, it occupies a 39,000 sq m area displaying artifacts representing the 54 ethnic tribes in Vietnam. - Nui Coc Lake
A scenic legendary lake in Thái Nguyên. - Phuong Hoang Cave
One of the largest cave systems in Vietnam, located some 40 km from Thái Nguyên City. - Tam Dao National Park
One of the largest national parks in Vietnam.
Museum of the Ethnic Culture of Vietnam, Thai NguyenSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_of_Ethnic_Culture_Vietnam4.jpg
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