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'''Cao Bang Province''' is in [[Vietnam]]'s northern border with [[China]], for 314 km in the north and east. [[Bac Can Province|Bac Can]] and [[Lang Son Province]]s are on its south, and [[Ha Giang Province|Ha Giang]] and [[Tuyen Quang Province]]s form the western border. It is 272km north of Hanoi on [[National Highway 3 (Vietnam)|National Highway 3]]. of Vietnamese-Chinese border. The terrain is mountainous, with many lakes. [[Bac Kan Province| Bak Kan]] and [[Lang Son Province]]s are to its south, while [[Ha Giang Province|Ha Giang]] and [[Tuyen Quang Province]]s are to the west. | '''Cao Bang Province''' is in [[Vietnam]]'s northern border with [[China]], for 314 km in the north and east. [[Bac Can Province|Bac Can]] and [[Lang Son Province]]s are on its south, and [[Ha Giang Province|Ha Giang]] and [[Tuyen Quang Province]]s form the western border. It is 272km north of Hanoi on [[National Highway 3 (Vietnam)|National Highway 3]]. of Vietnamese-Chinese border. The terrain is mountainous, with many lakes. [[Bac Kan Province| Bak Kan]] and [[Lang Son Province]]s are to its south, while [[Ha Giang Province|Ha Giang]] and [[Tuyen Quang Province]]s are to the west. | ||
*external site [http://vilacatravel.com/destionations/cao_bang.htm] | |||
==Historical and Military== | |||
'''Cao Bang City''' is its capital. On February 8, 1941, [[Ho Chi Minh]] established his headquarters in a the Coc Bo Grotto, in a mountain near Pac Bo hamlet of the province. <ref name=Patti>{{cite book | '''Cao Bang City''' is its capital. On February 8, 1941, [[Ho Chi Minh]] established his headquarters in a the Coc Bo Grotto, in a mountain near Pac Bo hamlet of the province. <ref name=Patti>{{cite book | ||
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| author = Sinh cafe Travel Vietnam Opentour}}</ref> | | author = Sinh cafe Travel Vietnam Opentour}}</ref> which the Ministry of Tourism plans to develop as a historical site.<ref name=ATK>{{citation | ||
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It was attacked by Chinese forces in 1979, during the [[Vietnam War#Third Indochina War|Third Indochina War]]. | It was attacked by Chinese forces in 1979, during the [[Vietnam War#Third Indochina War|Third Indochina War]]. | ||
==Economic== | |||
It is developing an industrial sector for mining and processing [[manganese]]. | |||
*external economics [http://www.caobang.gov.vn/PrintPreview.aspx?ID=308] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:23, 22 December 2008
Cao Bang Province is in Vietnam's northern border with China, for 314 km in the north and east. Bac Can and Lang Son Provinces are on its south, and Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang Provinces form the western border. It is 272km north of Hanoi on National Highway 3. of Vietnamese-Chinese border. The terrain is mountainous, with many lakes. Bak Kan and Lang Son Provinces are to its south, while Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang Provinces are to the west.
- external site [1]
Historical and Military
Cao Bang City is its capital. On February 8, 1941, Ho Chi Minh established his headquarters in a the Coc Bo Grotto, in a mountain near Pac Bo hamlet of the province. [1] He made a statue of Karl Marx out of one of the stalagmites, and named the spring running in front of the grotto entrance after Vladimir Lenin and the highest mountain peak also after Marx.[2] which the Ministry of Tourism plans to develop as a historical site.[3]
It was attacked by Chinese forces in 1979, during the Third Indochina War.
Economic
It is developing an industrial sector for mining and processing manganese.
- external economics [2]