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Phu Tho Banks
Agribank
1674 Hung Vuong Ave., Viet Tri City Tel: 846 850, Fax: 846 825
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Medical Services
Provincial General Hospital
Tan Dan Ward, Viet Tri City Tel: 851 875/ 851 876
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Song Lo Hotel & Restaurant
Tran Phu Rd., Viet Tri City
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TRANSPORT
Viet Tri City is 85 km from Ha Noi. Viet Tri is on National Highway 2, which links Ha Noi with Ha Giang Province and the China Border. Hung Temple is 12km from the centre of Viet Tri City.
PHU THO FESTIVAL
Hung Temple Festival
The 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month, main festival day on the 10th day of the third lunar month.
The festival begins with a palanquin procession performed by three villages of Co Tich, Vi Cuong and Trieu Phu. The procession carries bamboo elephants and wooden horses symbolizing the submission of animals to the Kings Hung and the wedding of the Mountain Genie and Princess Ngoc Hoa.
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Tham Mountain
Tham Mountain, also called Dau Rong Mountain, is located along the main road to the Thanh Ba industrial zone. On the peak of the mountain is a small pond called Ao Tien (Fairy Pond), which is always full of pure blue water. Surrounding Tham Mountain are hundreds of small hills, located one next to another.
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Den Hung Remains
Den Hung Remains are located approximate¬ly 95km from Ha Noi. This group of remains is tied to the legend about the 18 Hung Kings who built Van Lang State, with Phong Chau as the capital.
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Au Co Temple
The legend has it that Vietnamese people are descendants of Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co. After a 3-year-and-10-month pregnancy, Mother Au Co gave birth to 100 eggs which hatched out 100 sons.
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Xuan Son National Park
The Xuan Son National Park was established on February, 2002. It is located in Xuan Son Commune, Thanh Son District, Phu Tho Province, over 80km from Viet Tri City and 160km from Ha Noi. The park covers an area of 15,048 hectares including 11,000 hectares of natural forests, 1,396 hectares of limestone-mountain forests.
Phu Tho Province
Capital: Viet Tri CityEthnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Muong, Dao, San Chay
Highlights: Den Hung Remains, Xuan Son National Park
Phu Tho Province