Area:1,392.4 sq. km. Population: 922.6 thousand habitants (2006) Capital: Ninh Binh City Administrative divisions:- Town: Tam Diep. - Districts: Nho Quan, Gia Vien, Hoa Lu, Yen Mo, Yen Khanh, Kim Son. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Thai, Tay.
Location: DinhTemple is located in Truong Yen Ha Commune and Le Temple is located in Truong Yen Thuong Communce, Hoa Lu District, NinhBinhProvince. Characteristics: DinhTemple worships King Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Temple worships King Le Dai Hanh. These temples were built in 17th century.
Location: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is 13km from NinhBinhTown, NinhBinhProvince. Characteristics: In 968, Dinh Bo Linh ascended to the throne and took the name of King Dinh Tien Hoang and reunified the country under the name of Dai Co Viet and Hoa Lu was its capital for 41 years (968-1009).
Location: Phat Diem Cathedral is in Luu Phuong Commune, PhatDiemTown, Kim Son District, 130km south of Hanoi, and 28km southeast of NinhBinhTown. Characteristics: Phat Diem Cathedral is the center of Catholicism in north Vietnam and also a tourist site attracting foreign and domestic visitors.
Location: Thai Vy Temple is located to the west of Van Lam Hamlet, Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District, NinhBinhProvince. Characteristics: The temple worships four generations of Kings Tran, Tran Thai Tong, Tran Thanh Tong, Tran Nhan Tong, and Tran Anh Tong.
Location: In the Ngu Nhac Son Mountains, in Dam Khe Village, Ninh Hai Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh Binh Province. Characteristics: King Le Canh Hung said that Bich Dong was the second nicest grotto in Vietnam, after the Huong Tich Grotto in Ha Tay Province.
Location: CucPhuongNational Park is located 100km south of Hanoi in Ninh Binh and it is on the borders of three provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. Characteristics: Cuc Phuong National Park is surrounded by several limestone cliffs, the highest being May Bac, meaning "silver cloud," with a height of 656m.
Time: From the 9th to the 11th day of the third lunar month, the main festival day is on the 10th day of the third lunar month. Objects of worship: King Dinh Tien Hoang and King Le Dai Hanh. Place: Truong Yen Commune, Hoa Lu District, NinhBinhProvince. Characteristics: The procession of water, Chinese character forming.
