Bac Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, being situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the east of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. The province covers an area of 3827.45 square kilometres and as of 2008 it had a population of 1,628,400 people.
Bac Giang Province, Lao Cai, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai of the Đông Bắc (Northeastern Region) are part of the 59 administrative provinces and 5 municipaltites in Vietnam.
Bac Giang history is traced to the Hung Kings who established the Văn Lang nation, then followed in succession the rule of the Lê Dynasty and the Nguyen Dynasty. It was the prefecture of Đa Phúc during the time of Emperor Tu Duc, Vietnam’s last independent monarch. However, the modern province of Bắc Giang was founded in 1895.
Geography Bac Giang
Bac Giang is located in the north of Vietnam and surrounded by LangSon in the north, QuangNinh, HaiDuong and BacNinh provinces in the south and south-east, ThaiNguyen Province and Hanoi in the west and north-west.
Its topography includes lowland, midland, and mountainous region. There are many rivers: Cau, Thuong, and LucNam rives.
Bac Giang Province
Climate: There are two seasons: the cold-dry season (from October to March next year) and the hot-rainy season (from April to September). The annual average temperature is 24ºC.
Tourism Bac Giang
Bac Giang has many beautiful sites and vestiges such as KheRo Primitive Forest, SuoiMo Site, XuongGiang Ancient Citadel Other interesting sights as CamSon Lake, KhuonThan Resort.
The province has cultural traditional festival of KinhBac people, as well as spring festivals of ethnic groups.
Cam Son Lake – Bac Giang
Transportation to Bac Giang
Bac Giang is 51km from Hanoi.
Road: There are national highway No. 1A, 31, and 279.
Railway: From BacGiang to Hanoi, LangSon, ThaiNguyen, and mineral area in QuangNinh by train.
