Long Bien
Long Biên (Vietnamese), also known as Longbian was the capital of the Chinese Jiao Province and Jiaozhi Commandery during the Han dynasty.
Long Biên (Vietnamese), also known as Longbian was the capital of the Chinese Jiao Province and Jiaozhi Commandery during the Han dynasty. It was located on the Red River in modern-day Bac Ninh. After Ly Bi's successful revolt in AD 544, it served as the capital of Van Xuan. When the Sui dynasty of China retook the territory in 603, the Sui general Liu Fang moved the capital to nearby Tống Bình. Long Biên flourished as a trading port in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. Thăng Long was founded in 1010 at the site of earlier Chinese fortresses nearby. This grew into modern Hanoi, which incorporated Long Biên as one of its districts.
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Worth seeing in and around Long Bien
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hanoi Opera House
The Hanoi Opera House, or the Grand Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is located at August Revolution Square, anchoring the head of Tràng Tiền street.
4.5 km · theatre in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 02Long Bien Bridge
Long Biên Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge across the Red River that connects two districts, Hoàn Kiếm and Long Biên of the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. It was originally called Paul Doumer Bridge.
4.4 km · bridge in Vietnam · Wikipedia - 03National Library of Vietnam
The National Library of Vietnam is the national library in Vietnam and it is located in Hanoi. It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina.
5.3 km · national library · Wikipedia - 04Saint Joseph Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam.
5.3 km · church in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 05Vietnamese Women’s Museum
The Vietnamese Women's Museum, is a museum established and operated by the Vietnam Women's Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter.
5.1 km · museum in Hanoi dedicated to Vietnamese women · Wikipedia - 06Turtle Tower
The Turtle Tower, also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing Hanoi and the entirety of Vietnam.
5 km · A small building in the middle of Sword Lake · Wikipedia - 07National Museum of Vietnamese History
The Vietnam National Museum of History is in the Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi, Vietnam. The museum building was originally a museum of the French School of the Far East during French colonial rule.
4.3 km · national museum in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 08Ham Long Church
Hàm Long Church, officially Church of St. Anthony of Padua, is a Roman Catholic church in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam.
5.1 km · church in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 09Dong Xuan Market
Đồng Xuân Market is a market in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam. Originally built by the French administration in 1889, Đồng Xuân Market has been renovated several times with the latest being in 1994 after a fire that almost destroyed the market.
5.2 km · market in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia - 10The Huc Bridge
Thê Húc Bridge, is a footbridge over Hoàn Kiếm Lake within Hanoi, Vietnam.
4.9 km · bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam · Wikipedia
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Getting to Long Bien
- Airports
- Noi Bai (HAN), 23 km · Cat Bi (HPH), 89 km · Nanning Wuxu (NNG), 293 km
- Stations
- Gia Lam Airport, 1.7 km · Long Biên railway station, 5.2 km · Gia Lâm railway station, 2.9 km
- Haiphong (Hai An) → Long Bien88 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · ₫106,000–141,000
- Da Nang → Long Bien604 km · quickest by air, 4h 53m · ₫1,774,810–2,751,970
- Nanning (Jiangnan) → Long Bien293 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · ¥135–180
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No local-transport research exists yet for Long Bien
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Long Bien. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBy shuttle bus – (It is not clear if these are still running as of June 2022.) Hourly between the airport and the Tickets at the airport are sold in the building in front of which the minibuses park, or you can give the fare directly to the driver.
- Go nextThe Sapa mountain region close to the Chinese border, home to ethnic minorities, gorgeous mountain scenery, and trekking paths connecting many tiny mountain villages, is the second-most popular trip.
- Go next320 km northwest from the capital, Sapa is accessible by direct private bus services from Hanoi, which now only takes 5h30 thanks to excellent new highways; or by 8-hour train journey from Hanoi Station to Lao Cai, then onward by minibus or hired motorbike.
- Go nextTam Coc/Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh Province, is a day trip is combining heritage tourism and natural landscape tourism.
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Next door to Long Bien
Long Bien is 4 km from Gia Lâm, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hoàn Kiếm LakeWater area in Hoàn Kiếm Ward5 km
- Hoàn Kiếmurban district in Hanoi, Vietnam5.2 km
- Hai Bà TrưngUrban District of Hanoi5.9 km
- Vĩnh Tuyward of Hanoi city, Vietnam5.1 km
- Vĩnh Hưngward of Hanoi city, Vietnam5.7 km
- Văn Thủycommune and village in Quảng Bình, Vietnam3.9 km