| Vĩnh Tường District Vĩnh Lạc (in combined with Yên Lạc district). |
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| Nickname(s): Quê Lúa Vĩnh Tường (Vĩnh Tường Native Rice) | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Red River Delta |
| Province | Vinh Phuc Province |
| Main Town | Vinh Tuong town |
| Government | |
| • Type | People's Committee |
| • President of the People's Committee | Bùi Minh Hồng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.8 sq mi (142 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 189,970 |
| Time zone | UTC + 7 (UTC+7) |
Vinh Tuong (Vietnamese: Vĩnh Tường) is a district (huyện) of Vinh Phuc Province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 189,970.[1] The district covers an area of 142 km². The district capital lies at Vinh Tuong.[1]
Vĩnh Tường includes 3 towns (thị trấn) and 26 communes (xã):
- 3 towns: Vĩnh Tường (main town, administrative center); Thổ Tang (Trade Center) & Tứ Trưng.
- 26 communes: Vĩnh Ninh, Phú Đa, Lũng Hoà, Tân Cương, Đại Đồng, Cao Đại, Tuân Chính, Bồ Sao, Vĩnh Sơn, Bình Dương, Vân Xuân, Tam Phúc, Phú Thịnh, Lý Nhân, An Tường, Vĩnh Thịnh, Yên Bình, Tân Tiến, Vũ Di, Thượng Trưng, Chấn Hưng, Ngũ Kiên, Kim Xá, Yên Lập, Việt Xuân, Nghĩa Hưng.
The district's main occupation is agriculture, with the main products are rice, maize, soya. It is famous for many craft villages, as villages Bích Chu & Thủ Độ (carpentry), Lý Nhân (Blacksmith), and Thổ Tang (wholesale trade). Otherwise, there are some celebrities, such as, female poet Hồ Xuân Hương, Nguyễn Viết Xuân (artillery commander, revolutionary martyr), Lê Xoay (revolutionary martyr).
In terms of culture, most Vinh Tuong's people have no religion at all, but main bilief is ancestor worship. Beside the traditional festivals, there is a regional particular festival. It is a party of 18 communes in the district (such as An Tường, Tuân Chính ...) with two main dishes is Chưng cake (Square or cylinder glutinous rice green cake, filled with green bean paste and fat pork) and Dày cake (round sticky rice white cake), are made from glutinous rice. Most of the people of Vinh Tuong that expatriates will want to visit their homeland during the occasion.
On geographical location, it borders with Yên Lạc district (east), Lập Thạch district and Vĩnh yên city (north), Viet Tri city of Phú Thọ Province (west), Ba Vì district of Hà Nội (west, separated by the Red River), Phúc Thọ district & Son Tay city of Hà Nội (south, separated by the Red River).
Vĩnh Tường in Travelingluck.com http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Vietnam/V%C4%A9nh%20Ph%C3%BAc/_1905575_Huy%E1%BB%87n%20V%C4%A9nh%20T%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng.html#local_map Vĩnh Phúc Portal: http://www.vinhphuc.gov.vn/en/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP