Fuktho ( Vietnamese. Phúc Thọ ) is a county of Vietnam (huyện), one of the seventeen rural counties that make up Hanoi (since 2008, before that - as part of the Hatei province). Area - 117 sq. km, population - 156.3 thousand people, the administrative center is the city of Fuktho ( Vietnamese. Phúc Thọ ) [1] .
| County | |
| Fuktho | |
|---|---|
| Phúc Thọ | |
| A country |  Vietnam |
| Included in | Hanoi |
| Adm. Centre | Fuktho |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 117 km² |
| Height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 156.3 thousand people |
| Nationalities | viet |
| Denominations | Buddhists and Catholics |
| Official site | |
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Geography
Fuktho County is located northwest of the center of Hanoi. In the west, it borders with the city of Shontei , in the north - with the province of Vinfuk (the border runs along the Hongha River), in the east - with the county of Danfeng , in the southeast - with the counties of Hoaidik and Kuokoai , in the south - with the district of Thkhat .
Administrative Division
Currently, one city (thị trấn) is included in the county of Fuktho - Fuktho and 22 rural communes (xã) - Kamdin ( Vietnamese. Cẩm Đình ) , Hatmon ( Vietnamese. Hát Môn ) , Hiepthuan ( Vietnamese. Hiệp Thuận ) , Lienhep ( Vietnamese Liên Hiệp ) , Longxuen ( Vietnamese. Long Xuyên ) , Ngoktao ( Vietnamese. Ngọc Tảo ) , Fukhoa ( Vietnamese. Phúc Hòa ) , Fungthuong ( Vietnamese. Phụng Thượng ) , Phuongdo ( Vietnamese, Vietnamese. Phương Sen Chiểu ) , Tamhyep ( Vietnamese. Tam Hiệp ) , Tamthuan ( Vietnamese. Tam Thuấn ) , Thanda ( Vietnamese. Thanh Đa ) , Tholok ( Vietnamese. Thọ Lộc ) , Thuongkok ( Vietnamese. Thượng Cốc ) , Thitjiang Tiang ( Viet ) Chatmilok ( Viet Nam. Trạch Mỹ Lộc), Van and ( Vietnam. Vân Hà), Baths ( Vietnam. Vân Nam), Vanfuk ( Vietnam. Vân Phúc), Vongsyuen ( Vietnam. Võng Xuyên), Suanfu ( Vietnam. Xuân Phú).
Transport
National Highway 32 runs through Fuktho County, linking the center of Hanoi with Shontai and the province of Footho . There are several marinas within the county on the Hongha navigable river.
Economics
Agriculture is important in the county’s economy; peasants supply rice, vegetables, fruits, flowers, pork, poultry, and freshwater fish to the Hanoi markets [2] [3] .
Culture
In the commune of Thitzyang there is a fishing festival of the village of Me, dedicated to one of the four immortal deities of the Vietnamese pantheon - Tan Vien Shon Thanyu ( Vietnamese. Tản Viên Sơn Thánh ) ; the festival is accompanied by fishing competitions, deity worship, fish treats, a puppet show on water , a Tao Zia game and children's singing [4] .
In the village of Hatmon of the same commune, a temple festival is held, dedicated to the Chung sisters and accompanied by various ceremonies (including a procession with flags, a dragon dance and a descent of rice from the river). According to legend, the Hatmon Temple is located on the spot where the Chung sisters threw themselves into the Day River and drowned so as not to be captured by the Chinese [4] [5] [6] .
In the central stadium of the county, buffalo fights are held, the meat of which is donated to the temples after the holiday and sold to everyone (the prices of winning buffalo meat are huge, since there is a belief among Vietnamese that it brings good luck and prosperity in the new year). However, the Hanoi authorities oppose these popular notions, considering them a cruel sight [7] [8] [9] .
Notes
- ↑ Districts of Vietnam .
- ↑ Hà Nội farmers reap reward of higher-quality flowers . Viet Nam News.
- ↑ Hanoi Promoting Agricultural Products . TalkVietnam.
- ↑ 1 2 Festivals in Hanoi . Vietnamtourism.
- ↑ Hat Mon Festival (inaccessible link) . Travelandlife.info. Date of treatment May 31, 2016. Archived July 6, 2016.
- ↑ Hanoi Historical Sites Granted Special Status . QUICK VIETNAM VISA.
- ↑ First-ever buffalo fighting fest opens in Hanoi . Tuoi Tre News.
- ↑ Hanoi cancels Phuc Tho Buffalo Fighting Festival . TalkVietnam.
- ↑ Phuc Tho district to hold the buffalo fighting festival . Vietnam-Visa.