Back to Hung Yen - back to peace

Hung Yen is a province located in the center of the Red River Delta, where there is a diversity of historical and cultural relics. Hung Yen province ranks third in the country in the number of national relics, with a total of 175 relics.

In toponymy, “Hung” means prosperity, “Yen” means peace, implying a peaceful, prosperous land. For more than 550 years, Hung Yen has been famous since the Trinh - Nguyen conflict period before with Pho Hien, which was the most important commercial port in Dang Ngoai. Boats going up the Red River to Thang Long “Ke Cho” all had to stop at Pho Hien to wait for permits, so Pho Hien became a bustling gathering place. Chinese, Japanese and Westerners all came there to trade. Hung Yen, famous since the Trinh - Nguyen conflict period, was famous because of Pho Hien, folk saying “First the Capital, second Pho Hien”.

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