Hà Tây ( listen ) was a former province of Vietnam , in the Red River Delta , now part of Hanoi .
15-524: Hà Tây province was located in the Red River Delta bordering Hanoi municipality, Hưng Yên , Hà Nam , Hòa Bình , and Phú Thọ provinces. The Việt account for 99% of the province's population; the remaining population is of the Mường and Dao ethnic groups. The subtropical monsoon climate is divided into three geographic microclimates: the plains, with a hot and humid climate dominated by marine winds;
30-605: The Red River and its distributaries merging with the Thái Bình River in Northern Vietnam . Hồng (紅) is a Sino-Vietnamese word for "red" or "crimson". The delta has the smallest area but highest population and population density of all regions . The region, measuring some 15,000 square kilometres (6,000 sq mi) is well protected by a network of dikes . It is an agriculturally rich and densely populated area. Most of
45-566: The country's population live there, making it the most densely populated part of the country. 80% of the population are employed in agriculture, but the agricultural lands of the delta amount to only about .3-.5 hectares per household, making the limited supply of arable lands a significant constraint to improving living standards. Agriculturally the Red River Delta is the second most important rice-producing area in Vietnam, accounting for 20% of
60-675: The five largest rivers on the East Asia coast. Its catchment covers parts of China and Vietnam and its water and sediment discharges greatly influence the hydrology in the Gulf of Tonkin. In 2003, of the 78 million people in Vietnam, almost a third (24 million) live in the Red River basin, including over 17 million people in the delta itself. There are many large industrial zones in the Red River Delta clustering in Viet Tri , Hanoi, Haiphong and Nam Dinh . Most of
75-457: The foothills, with a continental climate affected by western winds; and the montane centering on the peaks of Ba Vì, with a cool climate and an average temperature of 18 °C. Famous sites include Hương Temple , Tây Phương Temple , and hundreds of caves, which were used as homes. Most festivals and activities in Hà Tây take place during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months after Tết . The most famous are
90-499: The land is devoted to rice cultivation. Eight provinces , together with two municipalities (the capital Hanoi , and the port of Haiphong ) form the delta. It had a population of almost 23 million in 2019. In 2021, Paul Sidwell proposed that the locus of Proto- Austroasiatic languages was in this area about 4,000–4,500 years before present. The Hong River Delta is the cradle of the Vietnamese nation. Water puppetry originated in
105-680: The national crop. Production of rice is close to optimal with very little yield gap to exploit and employing double cropping techniques to achieve close to maximum yields. However the rich soil of the delta does present a possibility of crop diversification and there is potential for further development of aquaculture. With these developmental pressures the estuarine environment and ecosystem face degradation due to threats of pollution, over-fishing and aquaculture destroying natural habitats. 21°02′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.850°E / 21.033; 105.850 Regions of Vietnam The Vietnamese government often groups
120-452: The pilgrimage to Hương Pagoda, along with the Thầy Temple and Tây Phương Temple Festivals. Hà Tây province is situated to the southwest of the entrance to the capital city of Hanoi. Consequently, all the tourist attractions in the province are approximately 50 km from the center of Hanoi, making them easily accessible by land. Before being merged into Hanoi City on August 1, 2008, Hà Tây
135-450: The population works in rice cultivation but the delta region hosts other important economic activities such as fisheries , aquaculture , land reclamation for agriculture, harbor construction, mangrove forestry , etc. The socio-economic development in the delta is also affected by seasonal storms , flooding , coastal erosion , silting , salt water intrusion , etc. Though the Red River Delta makes up only 5% of Vietnam's land, 30% of
150-425: The religious belief or respect of the inhabitants for different gods and heroes. Each festival can be considered as a living museum containing culture, traditions of the nation to be represented by different ceremonies such as statue-bathing, fish-catching, etc. or by folk games as wrestling, water puppet, Chèo Singing, Dô Singing, cooking contests, etc. Some festivals in Hà Tây province are well known in Vietnam and
165-658: The rice paddies here. The region was bombed by United States warplanes during the Vietnam War . The region was designated as the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve as part of UNESCO 's Man and the Biosphere Programme in 2004. Spanning some 150 km in width, the Red River Delta is located in the western coastal zone of the Gulf of Tonkin . The Red River is the second largest river in Vietnam and one of
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#1732855266796180-678: The world of which Hương (Perfume) Temple is the most noteworthy because it is the longest and most interesting, attracting about half a million visitors every year. Next attention should be paid to Dô Singing Festival in Quốc Oai district which is only organised once in the every 36 years; Chèo Tàu Boat Singing Festival being performed once in every 30 years; Other famous festivals are Thầy Temple festival, Kite-flying festival in Bá Giang - Đan Phượng, Tây Phương Temple festival, Dâu Temple festival, Và Temple festival, Hát Môn Temple festival. Hà Tây province
195-399: Was a very old land, having long history, which leads to the appearance of 2,388 cultural, historical, and religious relics of which 12 relics are famous and being classified by Ministry of Culture and Information as especially important. These are: Red River Delta The Red River Delta or Hong River Delta ( Vietnamese : Đồng bằng sông Hồng ) is the flat low-lying plain formed by
210-424: Was dissolved and both Hà Tây and Hòa Bình reverted into separate provinces on August 12, 1991. On May 29, 2008 the decision was made to subsume Hà Tây into the city of Hanoi. The merger took place on August 1, 2008. In Hà Tây, it is worthy to mention festival tour first because it lasts all the year round. All the festivals bear typical characteristics of traditional festivals of North delta ( Red River ) which show
225-428: Was subdivided into 14 district-level sub-divisions: At the time, those were further subdivided into 22 commune-level towns (or townlets), 405 communes, and 26 wards. The province was first created in 1967 and was dissolved in 1976 when it was merged with Hòa Bình Province into Hà Sơn Bình Province. Its name Hà Tây was grafted from " Hà Đông" and "Sơn Tây ", two old provinces in the Gulf of Tonkin . The province
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