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Vân Đồn District

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Country
  
Vietnam

Capital
  
Cái Rồng

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:09 PM

Population
  
39,157 (2003)

Region
  
Northeast

Area
  
551 km²

Province
  
Quảng Ninh Province

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Time zone
  
Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Weather
  
22°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 93% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Chùa Cái Bầu, Đền Cặp Tiên, Đình Quan Lạn, Bãi tắm Việt Mỹ Vân Đồn, Song Da Sudico Hotel

Vân Đồn ( listen) is a rural district of Quảng Ninh Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 39,157. The district covers an area of 551 km². The district capital lies at Cái Rồng.

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History

Fujian was the origin of the ethnic Chinese Trần dynasty royal family who migrated to Vietnam along with a large amount of other Chinese during the Lý dynasty where they served as officials. Distinctly Chinese last names are found in the Tran and Ly dynasty Imperial exam records. Ethnic Chinese are recorded in Tran and Ly dynasty records of officials. Clothing, food, and language were all Chinese dominated in Van Don where the Tran had moved to after leaving their home province of Fujian. The Chinese language could still be spoken by the Tran in Vietnam. The ocean side area of Vietnam was colonized by Chinese migrants from Fujian which included the Tran among them located to the capital's southeastern area. The Red River Delta was subjected to migration from Fujian including the Tran and Van Don port arose as a result of this interaction. Guangdong and Fujian Chinese moved to the Halong located Van Don coastal port during Ly Anh Tong's rule in order to engage in commerce. The usurpation of the Ly occurred after they married with the fishing Fujianese Tran family.

Administrative divisions

Cái Rồng, Đông Xá, Hạ Long, Bình Dân, Đoàn Kết, Đài Xuyên, Vạn Yên, Minh Châu, Quan Lạn, Ngọc Vừng, Bản Sen, Thắng Lợi.

References

Vân Đồn District Wikipedia