They are further subdivided into nine commune-level towns (or townlets), 267 communes, and 10 wards.
People and cultureEdit
Although situated in the centre of the Red River Delta, in the past, Thái Bình was considered an island bounded by three larger rivers, and is the only province never to have been merged or separated. This position gives the people of Thái Bình a quite distinct culture. Thái Bình is the homeland of hát chèo opera (in Khuốc village, Phong Châu commune, Đông Hưng District[1][2][3]) and water puppetry (in Nguyên Xá commune, Đông Hưng District).[4][5][6] Thái Bình people are noted for their practical and clever character.
Thái Bình is the homeland of the most prolific and famous Vietnamese savant in the Middle Ages: Lê Quý Đôn. Trần Thủ Độ, the founder of the Trần dynasty, was born in Hưng Hà District. Bùi Viện, the founder of Haiphong city, was a famous reformer in the 19th century. He was the first Vietnamese known to have visited the United States and also served as ambassador to the United States under the Nguyễn dynasty.
The first Vietnamese to travel into outer space was the cosmonautPhạm Tuân, a native of Thái Bình. Two other natives of Thái Bình are the ones who finalized the two famous wars in Vietnam: Tạ Quốc Luật, who captured Christian de Castries and raised the victory flag in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu (the First Indochina War) and Bùi Quang Thận, who led a group of Northern tanks and entered the headquarters of South Vietnam's government to make president Dương Văn Minh unconditionally surrender (the second Indochina War). The Thái Bình born, first Chief of General Staff was Hoàng Văn Thái. Thái Bình is also the homeland of several famous Vietnamese political dissidents and humanitarians. Thích Quảng Độ is a Vietnamese Buddhist leader and critic of the Vietnamese government. In 2006, he was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize, and was also a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Dương Thu Hương, arguably the most famous postwar Vietnamese writer, whose novel Paradise of the Blind (Những thiên đường mù, 1988) became the first Vietnamese novel ever published in the United States in English,[7] is also a famous political dissident. Nguyễn Hữu Đang, born in Kiến Xương District, was the leader and prominent victim of the Nhân Văn affair – a movement for a movement for political and cultural freedom of Vietnamese intellectuals. This affair is one of the most tragic events in modern Vietnamese history.
Some Thái Bình people are among the richest in Vietnam, including Vũ Quang Hội who is the founder of Bitexco group (who owns Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, The Manor luxury building in Hanoi, etc.), Vu Van Tien, founder of Geleximco – the largest private company in Hanoi and AB Bank, a large private bank. Quách Tuấn Ngọc, a native of Đông Hưng, while a professor of computer science in Hanoi University of Technology, authored the first successfully commercial domestic software: BKED (Bach khoa Editor) – a system for processing Vietnamese text, in the 1980s.
EtymologyEdit
The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 太平 meaning "great peace".
GeographyEdit
The province includes the Tien Hai Nature Reserve, which is part of the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve. Much of this is being considered for development.[8]
See alsoEdit
Đồng Xâm a silvercraft village in the northern province of Thái Bình's Kien Xuong District
ReferencesEdit
^"Culture-Religion". Thaibinhtrade.gov.vn. Retrieved 2010-06-15.[permanent dead link]
^. Nhan Dan. 2007-09-29. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^Thứ 4 ngày 16 tháng 06 năm 2010. "Chao mung cac ban den voi Website UBND Tinh Thai Binh". Thaibinh.gov.vn. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^"Words on a wire: a water puppet troupe in northern Vietnam has survived nasty spells of cold weather, intense local competition and even war. So what's the secret of their success? Special agent Bich Ngoc slips on her waders and heads down to the local pond. (History & Culture)". Goliath.ecnext.com. 2002-11-25. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^. Nhan Dan. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
^Michael Tatarski (22 September 2023). "Tien Hai Nature Reserve latest battleground in Vietnam's push for development". Mongabay. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External linksEdit
Official Site of Thai Binh Government
October 21, 2023
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Thai Binh Vietnamese tʰaːj ʔɓiŋ is a coastal eastern province in the Red River Delta region of northern Vietnam Its name is chữ Han 太平 for great peace It is about 18 km from Nam Định 70 km from Haiphong and 110 km from Hanoi Thai Binh province Tỉnh Thai BinhProvinceKeo Temple Thai Binh Vietnam Trần Temple An Lập Canthedral Museum Thai Binh Culture Thai Binh Model Month Tide ĐinhSealNickname Great PeaceLocation of Thai Binh within VietnamCoordinates 20 30 N 106 20 E 20 500 N 106 333 E 20 500 106 333Country VietnamRegionRed River DeltaCapitalThai BinhGovernment People s Council ChairNguyễn Hạnh Phuc People s Committee ChairPhạm Văn SinhArea Total1 542 km2 595 sq mi Population 2021 Total2 196 442 Density1 400 km2 3 700 sq mi Demographics EthnicitiesVietnamese Tay Mường H MongTime zoneUTC 7 ICT Area codes227ISO 3166 codeVN 20Websitewww wbr thaibinh wbr gov wbr vn Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 People and culture 3 Etymology 4 Geography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAdministrative divisions EditThai Binh is subdivided into eight district level sub divisions 7 districts Đong Hưng Hưng Ha Kiến Xương Quỳnh Phụ Thai Thụy Tiền Hải Vũ Thư 1 provincial city Thai Binh capital They are further subdivided into nine commune level towns or townlets 267 communes and 10 wards People and culture EditAlthough situated in the centre of the Red River Delta in the past Thai Binh was considered an island bounded by three larger rivers and is the only province never to have been merged or separated This position gives the people of Thai Binh a quite distinct culture Thai Binh is the homeland of hat cheo opera in Khuốc village Phong Chau commune Đong Hưng District 1 2 3 and water puppetry in Nguyen Xa commune Đong Hưng District 4 5 6 Thai Binh people are noted for their practical and clever character Thai Binh is the homeland of the most prolific and famous Vietnamese savant in the Middle Ages Le Quy Đon Trần Thủ Độ the founder of the Trần dynasty was born in Hưng Ha District Bui Viện the founder of Haiphong city was a famous reformer in the 19th century He was the first Vietnamese known to have visited the United States and also served as ambassador to the United States under the Nguyễn dynasty The first Vietnamese to travel into outer space was the cosmonaut Phạm Tuan a native of Thai Binh Two other natives of Thai Binh are the ones who finalized the two famous wars in Vietnam Tạ Quốc Luật who captured Christian de Castries and raised the victory flag in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu the First Indochina War and Bui Quang Thận who led a group of Northern tanks and entered the headquarters of South Vietnam s government to make president Dương Văn Minh unconditionally surrender the second Indochina War The Thai Binh born first Chief of General Staff was Hoang Văn Thai Thai Binh is also the homeland of several famous Vietnamese political dissidents and humanitarians Thich Quảng Độ is a Vietnamese Buddhist leader and critic of the Vietnamese government In 2006 he was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize and was also a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize Dương Thu Hương arguably the most famous postwar Vietnamese writer whose novel Paradise of the Blind Những thien đường mu 1988 became the first Vietnamese novel ever published in the United States in English 7 is also a famous political dissident Nguyễn Hữu Đang born in Kiến Xương District was the leader and prominent victim of the Nhan Văn affair a movement for a movement for political and cultural freedom of Vietnamese intellectuals This affair is one of the most tragic events in modern Vietnamese history Some Thai Binh people are among the richest in Vietnam including Vũ Quang Hội who is the founder of Bitexco group who owns Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City The Manor luxury building in Hanoi etc Vu Van Tien founder of Geleximco the largest private company in Hanoi and AB Bank a large private bank Quach Tuấn Ngọc a native of Đong Hưng while a professor of computer science in Hanoi University of Technology authored the first successfully commercial domestic software BKED Bach khoa Editor a system for processing Vietnamese text in the 1980s Etymology EditThe province s name derives from Sino Vietnamese 太平 meaning great peace Geography EditThe province includes the Tien Hai Nature Reserve which is part of the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve Much of this is being considered for development 8 See also EditĐồng Xam a silvercraft village in the northern province of Thai Binh s Kien Xuong DistrictReferences Edit Culture Religion Thaibinhtrade gov vn Retrieved 2010 06 15 permanent dead link Trang tin bai Nhan Dan 2007 09 29 Archived from the original on June 14 2008 Retrieved 2010 06 15 Thứ 4 ngay 16 thang 06 năm 2010 Chao mung cac ban den voi Website UBND Tinh Thai Binh Thaibinh gov vn Archived from the original on 2012 08 05 Retrieved 2010 06 15 Librios Semantic Environment 2006 08 02 Việt Nam Puppetry Culturalprofiles net Retrieved 2010 06 15 Words on a wire a water puppet troupe in northern Vietnam has survived nasty spells of cold weather intense local competition and even war So what s the secret of their success Special agent Bich Ngoc slips on her waders and heads down to the local pond History amp Culture Goliath ecnext com 2002 11 25 Retrieved 2010 06 15 Trang tin bai Nhan Dan 2008 01 29 Archived from the original on June 14 2008 Retrieved 2010 06 15 1 Archived January 13 2005 at the Wayback Machine Michael Tatarski 22 September 2023 Tien Hai Nature Reserve latest battleground in Vietnam s push for development Mongabay Retrieved 2 October 2023 External links EditOfficial Site of Thai Binh Government Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thai Binh province amp oldid 1178230462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
