Trảng Bàng is a town in Tây Ninh Province, in the

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. It has a traditional artisan industry, and recently has opened an industrial zone for foreign investment. This town has a famous food called '' bánh canh Trảng Bàng'', a kind of pork

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and " Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper" ( vi, Bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng), served with boiled pork, local herbs and Vietnamese fish sauce. Outside Vietnam it is most famous for the iconic and

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-winning image of a nude

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(who had torn off her burning clothes to survive the attack) and other Vietnamese children fleeing an accidental

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bombing by Republic of Vietnam airplanes on the village of Trảng Bàng alongside ARVN soldiers. The image was taken by the photographer

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Cuisine

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dish called ''

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Trảng Bàng'' is served there. As of 2003 the district had a population of 150,716. The district covers an area of 338 km². The district capital lies at Trảng Bàng.

References

Districts of Tây Ninh province County-level towns in Vietnam {{TayNinh-geo-stub