Ninh Bình' means 'serene and flat' in Vietnamese and Chinese, which reflects the serenity of the landscape region.
Lying Dragon Top (121m/397ft a.s.l.) is a hill in Vietnam. The prominence is 114m/374ft. There's a trail leading to the summit. The nearest mountain hut is Tam Coc mountain bungalow located 1665m/5463ft SW of the summit.
The name Ham Rong or the Dragon comes from the fact that the centre of the mountain range is a rock formation that resembles a dragon head. The Vietnamese people believe in the legends and the myths that they are the descendants from the dragon and supernatural.
Mua Caves is the starting point to climb the 500 steps to the top of the mountain to see the best view of Ninh Binh and Lying Dragon statue.
The Dragons Back walk starts in the small village of Pengenffordd within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It boasts fantastic views of the surrounding country side and the beautiful Black Mountains.
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Ninh Bình Province is located in northern Vietnam comprising 48 square kilometres; the 2007 city population was 130,517.
It takes 2 hours by coach to travel from Hanoi to Ninh Bình.
During the Nguyen dynasty, in August 1884 in the Tonkin campaign, the allegiance of Ninh Bình was of considerable importance to the French, as artillery mounted in its lofty citadel controlled river traffic to the Gulf of Tonkin. Although the Vietnamese authorities in Ninh Bình made no attempt to hinder the passage of an expedition launched by Henri Rivière in March 1883 to capture Nam Định, they were known to be hostile towards the French. In November 1883, on the eve of the Sơn Tây campaign, the French occupied the citadel of Ninh Bình without resistance and installed a garrison.
Dragon Mountain follows a group of young teenagers as they go to a summer camp in China, and then discover dragons. The first in the Dragon Realms system, this was an entertaining, fun tale that sets up an interesting concept and four very different kids
The dragon symbolises strength and power. Thus, in royal culture, the word “dragon” is the symbol of kings. For Vietnamese people, dragons are considered one of the most important cultural symbols as it is associated with the origins of the nation
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