Hai Phong

Hai phong is famous atrractive tourist spot of Vietnam. It covers 1,507.6 sq.km and its population is 1,7 million.Located on the Pacific Ocean, or “East Sea”, the city is situated in a tropical monsoon zone. The everage temperatue is 23 – 240C. The annual rainfall is 1600 – 1800mm. The climate here is hot in summer and cool in winter.The greenry of the tree can be seen all the year round.

It is a wonderful place for rest and travelling. Haiphong has a lot of nice landscapes with many historical relics.As the famous Do Son Peninsula, Cat Ba Archipelago, Lan Ha Bay…attract many domestic and foreign  tourists.

Nowaday, Haiphong claims many renowned historical relics and scenic spots.These include ancient temples, pagodas, mausoliums and shines such as: Du Hang pagoda, Hang Kenh Communal House, Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple, Traditional buffalo Fighting celebration in Do Son beach erea, Swing festival, Swimming Competition and Traditional Songs Festivities in Thuy Nguyen, Wrestling in Tien Lang and Boat competition in Cat Ba…

Situated on the Gulf of Tonkin 100 km east of Hanoi, Hai Phong is the biggest port in the North of Vietnam and the main industrial centre.

Gateway to reach Halong Bay by boat through Cat Ba Island, with its numerous French-colonial building, Haiphong can be an agreeable stopover. 

Attractions:

Du Hang pagoda has as its sino-vietnamese name Phuc Lam Tu (Pagoda of Forest of Happiness). The pagoda is situated 2km southwest of the city center.

This is an ancient architecture built since the pre- Le dynasty (980-1009). It is really grandiose. The Buddha Temple was built in the shaped roofs. In this temple, there are statues of the Buddha and of the originators of Truc Lam faction and many valuable sculptural masses bearing the characters of the Nguyen Dynasty style in the 19th century, there are still retained here many precious archaic items such as bronze cauldrons, bells, gongs,… In particular, is preserved the ancient Buddhist prayer-book Trang A Ham Co.

The dhyana garden is a beauty-spot with 12 statues of Sakyamuni, Maitreya and 10 Arhats.

The Buddha Temple has the appearance of Indian and Cambodian pagodas, on its roofs there are  43 small and pointed tower-tops in the  shape of vases. According to the Buddhist legend, they are the vases of “Cam Lo” (sweet dew) which bring good luck to the people.

Hang Kenh woolen handicraft tapestry was set up in 1929 by two Frenchmen: Fenies and Guilloie with about 500 workers. The products were mainly sold to France. Nowadays, there is still a shop in Paris specializing in selling Hang Kenh tapestry.

Tapestry are completely made by hand. Raw materials are threads made from sheep hair and natural cotton. There are a variety of products: carpets, hanging tapestry, chair covers,…

Custom designed tapestry from a picture or photo can be done here. The designer will make a color copy on a squared paper in the size you like. Observing this model, the weaver will stretch vertical threads for tie knots horizontally around the cores; each knot corresponds to a square in the paper. A trimmer will touch up the work. A normal weaver can make from 2.500 to 3.000 knots. It takes about 20 days to finish one square meter of tapestry.

Hang Kenh tapestry has been exported to Europe, Asia, Australia, and Northern America. The main clients are from Russia, German, Japan, France, and Canada.

Cat Ba

This island is the largest in the Cat Ba archipelago. It is potentially one of the major beach destinations in Southeast Asia.

Cat Ba Island is well-known for its National Park, home to a wide range of the rarely tropical fauna and flora. Some have name in the Red Book. This region also has beautiful beaches and pristine waters, fresh water swampy forests, coastal mangrove forests, small fresh water lakes and offshore coral reefs which are still very dense and unknown to the civilised world. Within the mountains are caves and grottos.

Cat Ba Island is located 36 miles (58km) east of Haiphong.