1. Which province is entirely land but has a sea in its name?

  • Binh Duong
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Vinh Long
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Hai Duong is a landlocked province, located in the center of the Red River Delta. According to Chinese characters, “Hai” means sea, “Duong” means light, sunlight. Hai Duong means “sunlight of the East Sea”. In addition to this meaning, Hai Duong can also be understood as the light from the coastal region (East), because Hai Duong is located to the East of Thang Long citadel.

2. Which of the following provinces does this province not border?

  • Hai Phong
  • Quang Ninh
  • Bac Giang
  • Ha Nam
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Hai Duong has an area of ​​1,688km2 with a population of about 1.9 million people according to 2022 statistics. The administrative center of the province is Hai Duong city, about 57km from the capital Hanoi.

Hai Duong borders 6 provinces and cities, of which the North borders Bac Giang; the East borders Quang Ninh and Hai Phong; the West borders Bac Ninh and Hung Yen; the South borders Thai Binh province. Hai Duong is not next to Ha Nam.

The terrain of Hai Duong province consists of two main parts: mountains and plains. The mountains have moderate slopes, suitable for growing fruit trees, timber trees and short-term agricultural crops. The plains are silted by the Thai Binh River, suitable for growing crops with multiple crops per year.

3. Which province did this province merge with?

  • Bac Ninh
  • Peace
  • Hai Phong
  • Hung Yen
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Hai Duong was merged with Hung Yen province in January 1968 to form Hai Hung province with the provincial capital located in Hai Duong town. Hai Hung is a large province, located in the center of the Northern Delta, accounting for 21.7% of the total area of ​​the Northern Delta with a population of over 1.6 million.

Located adjacent to Hanoi and Hai Phong, Hai Hung at that time had an important economic position, especially in agriculture. In 1996, the 9th National Assembly passed a resolution to divide Hai Hung province to re-establish Hai Duong and Hung Yen provinces as they are today.

4. When did the name Hai Duong appear?

  • First half of the 17th century
  • Second half of the 16th century
  • Second half of the 15th century
  • First half of the 15th century
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The name Hai Duong officially appeared in 1469 (the second half of the 15th century). At that time, King Le Thanh Tong ordered the national map to be determined, including 12 provinces. The Nam Sach province was changed to Hai Duong province.

By 1831, in a large-scale administrative reform, changing dinh and towns into provinces by King Minh Mang, the towns from Quang Tri to the North were divided into 18 provinces, including Hai Duong province. Thus, "Hai Duong province" appeared in the 19th century.

5. Whose hometown is this province not?

  • Mac Dinh Chi
  • Chu Van An
  • Nguyen Trai
  • Vu Huu
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Hai Duong is the birthplace and nurturer of many outstanding talents for the homeland and the country. In addition to the national hero, world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai, "Two-country top scorer" Mac Dinh Chi, great physician Tue Tinh, Hai Duong is also the hometown of many famous people such as: Pham Su Manh, Doan Nhu Hai...

Meanwhile, Chu Van An was born in Quang Liet commune, Thanh Dam district (now Thanh Liet village, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi). He was a teacher, physician, and high-ranking official under the Tran dynasty. During his lifetime, he was praised by the people for his noble qualities and was honored as the Van the su bieu, meaning the eternal exemplary teacher of Vietnam.