Hưng Yên Province

Hưng Yên (/hɨŋ˧˧:iən˧˧/) is a province in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam.

History

Dynastic period

The area of the province of Hưng Yên has been inhabited for millennia. Under the Ngô dynasty, it was called Dang Chau. It was then renamed Thái Bình prefecture under the Early Lê dynasty, Dang Chau and Khoái Châu phủ under the Lý dynasty and Long Hưng garrison and Khoái lo under the Trần Dynasty. Under the Later Lê dynasty, Hưng Yên belonged to Sơn Nam and then divided into Sơn Nam Thượng and Sơn Nam Hạ garrisons.

The Nguyễn dynasty implemented administrative reforms in 1831 to dismantle the ''trấn'' administrative units and establish provinces. Five districts of Đông Yên, Kim Động, Thiên Thi, Phù Cừ and Tiên Lữ were separated from Khoái Châu phủ of Sơn Nam Thượng trấn and three districts of Thần Khê, Hưng Nhân and Duyên Hà were separated from Tiên Hưng phủ of Nam Định trấn of lower Sơn Nam town to establish Hưng Yên Province. The initial centre of the province was located in An Vu and Luong Dien communes and then moved to Nhi Tan of Xích Đằng commune (now Hưng Yên city).

This area has favourable transport conditions with communes and markets lying side by side, enabling trading activities to be busier and busier. The ''Chronicle of Hưng Yên Province'' stated: "The streets are very busy and bustle, crowded with vehicles; the old images of Phổ Hiến in Sơn Nam can be seen now in this land".

The name Hưng Yên officially appeared in the directory of the country in 1831. For that reason, prior to the French occupation of Vietnam, Hưng Yên was a province located on both sides of the Luộc River. Since its establishment, the province's territory has changed many times.

On March 27, 1833, French troops led by Captain Henri Rivière moved along the Red River from Hanoi and defeated Nam Định citadel. He then demanded Sub lieutenant Edgard de Trentinian to lead a unit of troops to attack Hưng Yên citadel. After occupying Hưng Yên, they made many efforts to strengthen their puppet government and establish various troop stations on one hand, while speeding up the measuring and mapping work for deep involvement into communes and hamlets. However, they met many difficulties, confronting resistance by the Bãi Sậy uprising.

In 1890, the French set up the Bãi Sậy area consisting of Yên Mỹ, Yen Hao, Văn Lâm and Cam Luong districts for the purpose of easier suppression of revolts. After the failure of the Bãi Sậy rebellion, they merged Van Lam, Yên Mỹ and Yen Hao districts into Hưng Yên province and returned Cam Luong district (now Cẩm Giàng) to Hải Dương province.

Also in 1890, the French split Thần Khê district from Tiên Hưng phủ of Hưng Yên province and Thái Bình phủ and Kiến Xương phủ from Nam Định province and set up a new province called Thái Bình. Afterwards, they went on to cut Hưng Nhân and Duyen Ha districts and transferred Tiên Lữ district (formerly belonging to Tiên Hưng) to merge into Khoái Châu phủ. Ever since, the Luộc River has served as the natural border between Hưng Yên and Thái Bình. This period lasted from French colonization to the August Revolution in 1945.

During the peak of the independent advocacy movement for Vietnamese people, while Hải Dương and Hải Phòng were considered as the bases of Vietnam Nationalist Party and Daiviet Nationalist Party, Hưng Yên was like the area of Việt Minh forces. Communists have continued to take advantage of the low humid terrain of Mỹ Hào district to operate secretly.

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

During the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Bần Yên Nhân township (thị trấn Bần Yên Nhân) and its surrounding areas were almost placed in a curfew situation because of motor vehicle ambushes by Việt Minh guerrilla groups, when the Indochina War broke out. The accident became particularly serious in 1951, when guerrillas strengthened sabotage activities to respond to the North-West Campaigns. The CEFEO had to mobilize several airborne and tanks to deal with the hope of being able to keep the security for Hanoi.

After war, when peace was restored in the North, district-level administrative units remained unchanged, except the changes in the administrative names of some wards and communes.

On January 26, 1968, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam National Assembly approved a resolution on the unification of Hải Dương and Hưng Yên into Hải Hưng province. After that, on March 11, 1977, Văn Giang and Yên Mỹ districts were unified into Văn Yên district ; Tiên Lữ and Phù Cừ districts were unified into Phù Tiên district ; Văn Lâm and Mỹ Hào districts were unified into Văn Mỹ.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On February 24, 1979, Kim Động and Ân Thi districts were unified into Kim Thi district. Văn Yên and Văn Mỹ districts were unified into Mỹ Văn; Khoái Châu district and a part of Văn Giang district were unified into Châu Giang district.

On November 6, 1996, the National Assembly approved the division of Hải Hưng into Hải Dương and Hưng Yên. After that, the unified districts were split as the former administrative units.

Hưng Yên now has ten district and town-level administrative units : Hưng Yên city and the districts of Văn Lâm, Văn Giang, Mỹ Hào, Yên Mỹ, Khoái Châu, Ân Thi, Kim Động, Tiên Lữ and Phù Cừ, with a total 161 communes, districts and towns.

Geography

Hưng Yên province covers an area of , comprising 1 city, 8 rural districts, and 1 district-leveled town, it had a population of 1,290,850 in 2022 with 250,000 people in urban areas and 1,040,850 people in rural areas. The province is a settlement along the banks of the Red River, bordered by 5 provinces and municipalities ( Bắc Ninh province, Hải Dương province, Hà Nội, Thái Bình province, Hà Nam province).

The population of Hưng Yên is fully registered as Kinh people.

The natural population growth rate is 1% per year. Hưng Yên has 57,000 young and highly educated people of working age, representing 51% of the provincial population. The number of workers having attended training courses accounts for 25% of the population, mainly graduates from universities, colleges and high schools ; and technical workers.

From 2024, the province is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions, which are further subdivided into 161 commune-level sub-divisions.

Topography

Hưng Yên province is located in the Northern region of Vietnam, situated in the Red River Delta. The terrain is relatively flat, consisting of low hills interspersed with plain.

The eastern gateway to Hanoi, Hưng Yên, has 23 km of the 5A National Highway and over 20 km of the Hanoi–Haiphong railway route. In addition, the national highways 39A and 38, which are prolonged from the National Highway 5, passes by Hưng Yên city, running to the National Highway 1A through Yên Lệnh Bridge and to the National Highway 10 through Triều Dương Bridge. This is an important transportation axis linking southwestern provinces in the Northern Delta ( Hà Nam, Ninh Bình, Nam Định and Thanh Hóa) with Hải Dương, Haiphong and Quảng Ninh provinces.

Hưng Yên is close to Haiphong and Cái Lân seaports and Noi Bai International Airport. It has borders with Hanoi and the provinces of Bắc Ninh, Hà Tây, Hà Nam, Thái Bình and Hải Dương.

Hưng Yên has the features of a delta province : Flat topography without hills and mountains. There are 61,037 hectares of agricultural land, of which 55,645 hectares (91%) are for yearly cultivation and the remainder are for cultivation of perennial plants, fish farming, specialized cultivation and other purposes. The area of unused natural land is about 7,471 hectares, which are all available for agricultural production and development.

Hưng Yên has a plentiful fresh water source because it is surrounded by the Hồng River and Luộc River. Its underground water source is also bountiful with a huge reserve. In the area along the 5A National Highway, from Như Quỳnh to Quán Gỏi, there lie mammoth underground water mines with a reserve of millions of cubic metres, which not only can supply water for industrial development and urban daily consumption but also can supply a big water volume for neighbouring localities.

Hưng Yên's lignite source, which is a part of the brown basin in the Red River Delta and has a 30-billion-tonne reserve, has not been exploited yet. However, there is big potential to develop the mining industry, meeting the energy demand in the domestic market and exports.

Climate

It is similar with other provinces in the Red River Delta, Hưng Yên is affected by the hot and damp tropical monsoon climate. Every year, there are two separate hot and cold seasons in the province. The sun shines on average 1,519 hours per year and the average number of sunny days per month is 24. The average temperature is 23.2 °C in the summer and 16 °C in the winter.

The average rainfall is between and and the rainfall from May to October accounts for up to 70% of the year's total. The average humidity in the air is 86%; the highest level of humidity is 92% while the lowest level is 79%.

Culture

There are many ancient historical and cultural relics in the area of Hưng Yên province, some of which are related to the learning tradition of the Vietnamese people.

The PVF People-Police Football Club (PVF-PP FC) based at PVF Stadium (or Vietnam Youth Football Training Center) in Văn Giang district. Its predecessor is Phố Hiến FC. Currently, this club is competing in V.League 2.

Chronices

Province de Hung-Yen (1909).jpg, Map of Hưng Yên province in 1909.
Hưng Yên địa chí (Trịnh Như Tấu, 1934).pdf, Hưng Yên địa chí (Trịnh Như Tấu, 1934).
Hưng Yên địa chí (Trịnh Như Tấu, 1937).pdf, Hưng Yên địa chí (Trịnh Như Tấu, 1937).
Seal of the Lý-trưởng of the Đào-Xá village (陶舍社), Huệ-Lai canton (惠来總), Ân-Thi District (恩施縣), Khoái-Châu Prefecture (快州府), Hưng-Yên Province (興安省) - Duy Tân 8 (維新捌年) Cotevina.png
Đào-Xá village (陶舍社), Ân-Thi District (恩施縣), Hưng-Yên Province (興安省) - Khải Định 2 (啓定弍年) Cotevina 01.webp
Đào-Xá village (陶舍社), Ân-Thi District (恩施縣), Hưng-Yên Province (興安省) - Khải Định 2 (啓定弍年) Cotevina 02.webp
恩施縣 (Ân Thi District) 快卅府 (Khoái Châu Prefecture), 興安省 (Hưng Yên Province) land registration document (10-5 (leap month)-Duy Tân 8 - 維新捌年閠五月初拾日) Cotevina 01.webp
恩施縣 (Ân Thi District) 快卅府 (Khoái Châu Prefecture), 興安省 (Hưng Yên Province) land registration document (10-5 (leap month)-Duy Tân 8 - 維新捌年閠五月初拾日) Cotevina 02.webp
File:恩施縣 (Ân Thi District) 快卅府 (Khoái Châu Prefecture), 興安省 (Hưng Yên Province) land registration document (10-5 (leap month)-Duy Tân 8 - 維新捌年閠五月初拾日) Cotevina 03.webp

Landscapes

File:VG Hung Yen.jpg,
File:Ecopark Van Giang Hung Yen.jpg,
File:Ecopark Hung Yen.jpg,
File:PVF Hưng Yên.jpg, PVF - Văn Giang Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
File:Thành Phố Hưng Yên.jpg, Hưng Yên City Center
File:Khu Công Nghiệp Phố Nói A- Hưng Yên.jpg, Phố Nối A Industrial Park - Yên Mỹ, Mỹ Hào, Văn Lâm
File:Khu Công Nghiệp Thăng Long II- Hưng Yên.jpg, Thăng Long II Industrial Park - Yên Mỹ
File:Van Giang Hung Yen.jpg, Văn Giang Township
File:Quảng Trường Tp Hưng yên.jpg, Hưng Yên City Square
File:Phật Quang.jpeg, Nôm Pagoda - Văn Lâm

Economy

Due to the special characteristics of an area that receives great alluvial deposits from the Red River, Hưng Yên province is known as the "king of fruits" or "the gift of heaven" because of its richness in fruit harvesting and processing.

After the Covid-19 pandemic passed, the province promoted an economic stimulus program with the ambition of becoming an elite green industrial zone (vùng công nghiệp xanh) in the Red River Delta.

In 2024, representatives of The Trump Organization signed a co-operation and investment document worth 1,5 billion USD in the real estate sector in Hưng Yên province with the Kinh-Bac City Development Holding Corporation (Tổng công ty Phát triển Đô thị Kinh Bắc, KBC). This event caused a stir in the Vietnamese business community for a long time. How did The Trump Organization do business before "joining hands" with KBC at the mega project in Hưng Yên ?
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See also

* Hải Dương province
*Hà Nam province
* Hà Nội province
* Hà Tây province
* Kinh Bắc province
* Nam Định province

Notes and references

Further reading

Bibliography

* George Coedes. ''The Making of South East Asia'', 2nd ed. University of California Press, 1983.
* Trần Ngọc Thêm. ''Cơ sở văn hóa Việt Nam'' (The Foundation of Vietnamese Culture), 504 pages. Publishing by Nhà xuất bản Đại học Tổng hợp TPHCM. Saigon, Vietnam, 1995.
* Li Tana (2011). ''Jiaozhi (Giao Chỉ) in the Han period Tongking Gulf''. In Cooke, Nola ; Li Tana ; Anderson, James A. (eds.). The Tongking Gulf Through History. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 39–44. ISBN 9780812205022.
* Li Tana,
Towards an environmental history of the eastern Red River Delta, Vietnam, c.900–1400
', Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2014.
* Samuel Baron, Christoforo Borri, Olga Dror, Keith W. Taylor (2018). ''Views of Seventeenth-Century Vietnam : Christoforo Borri on Cochinchina and Samuel Baron on Tonkin''. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-501-72090-1.

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