Where to visit in 9 districts of Nam Dinh?
The districts of Nam Dinh are typical countryside with such wide gorgeous rice paddy fields, long-standing handicraft villages and two beautiful beaches that can please even the most fastidious visitors.
BEACH RESORTS
With 72km coastline, Nam Dinh is gifted a great advantage from the sea with two beaches.
First one is Thinh Long beach at Hai Hau district, also the first tourism spot founded in Nam Dinh. It has attracted thousands of visitours for over 70 years and has been developed every year. The view is breathtaking, many fresh kinds of seafood are served and the people are hospitable. Besides, they produce the most delicious rice of Vietnam and make the best Banh nhan in Hai Hau district.
The other beach is Quat Lam, Giao Thuy district. The quality of the service here is indisputable. It has good fresh seafood and especially the tastiest watermelon in Vietnam though the area to grow this fruit is narrowed for developing tourism resorts.
Located at Giao Thuy district, Xuan Thuy national park is the first Ramsar international tourist destination of South East Asia. With thousands of hectares of mangroves, casuarina forest, sand dunes, and swamps, it became an abundant kingdom for many different species including 120 plants and 219 ones of bird family (33 of them can only be found in Vietnam). It is a perfect place for expenditures, sightseeing and camping trips.
Address: Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province.
A long standing traditional handicraft village of Truc Ninh district where spinning silk and weaving are true pure arts. The high quality of all silk products of this village has been proven through many centuries and gained so much fame for Nam Dinh. It is a perfect place to get souvenirs or to learn about highly professional weaving technique.
Address: Phuong Dinh commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province.
In Y Yen district stands an ancient handicraft village named Tong Xa where people make the best bronze items. This village has started this bronze casting tradition about 900 years ago and improved significantly. Not only in Vietnam, Tong Xa’s bronze handiwork products are also chosen to be shown in many international exhibitions and sold to other countries. This is also the place where many famous statues in Vietnam were made, such as General Tran Hung Dao in Nam Dinh city, King Ly Thai To in Hanoi, National hero Thanh Giong in Soc Son or many Budha statues.
Address: Lam town, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province.
Van Chang is also known as the Forging Handicraft village in Nam Truc district. It is one of the oldest village in North Vietnam with the history of over 700 years. People here have devoted their skills and their talent to make the best weapons for every national defense war in the past; many antiquities existed for hundreds of years can still be found here.
Address: Nam Giang town, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province.
There is a handicraft village in My Loc district which is always compared to the largest flower field ever. With the great favor of nature, it has become the major source of many flower types sold out to all North Vietnam. The whole village is filled with flowers in every season of a year. Especially, it is even more lively here in the time of New Year.
Address : My Tan commune, My Loc district, Nam Dinh province.
Phu Day is an architecture ensemble of traditional belief in Vu Ban district, including the Temple of Princess Lieu Hanh, palace Tien Huong, palace Van Cat, Cong Dong convent, temple of Ly Nam De, Linh Son pagoda and the mausoleum of Princess Lieu Hanh. This place is famous not only for the beauty of the ancient architecture but also for an annual festival named Phu Day festival, or usually known as the Mother’s death anniversary in March (in lunar year) with princess Lieu Hanh being the great symbol of Mother.
The festival is held annually on 15th March in lunar year.
Address: Kim Thai commune, Vu Ban district, Nam Dinh province.