Bắc Ninh () is a city in the northern part of
Vietnam
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and is the capital of
Bắc Ninh province. The city is the cultural, administrative and commercial center of the province. The city area is 82.60 square km, with a population of 501,199 in November 2017. In January 2006, the town (''thị xã'') of Bắc Ninh was upgraded to city (''thành phố'').
History
In March 1884, Bắc Ninh was the site of a decisive
campaign
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in the wars between France and assorted
Black Flag Army
The Black Flag Army (; , chữ Nôm: 軍旗𬹙) was a splinter remnant of a bandit group recruited largely from soldiers of ethnic Zhuang background, who crossed the border in 1865 from Guangxi, China into northern Vietnam, then during the N ...
forces, and the town fell to the French. Thereafter under French protectorate, the town was confirmed as the center of all political, economic, cultural offices of colonial administration in the province. The land of the Bắc Ninh Citadel, within Yên, Niem and Do Villages, was occupied by French troops. At this time Bắc Ninh became known in Europe for its lacquer work and mother-of-pearl inlaid black-wood screens, cabinets, trays, and boxes.
Bắc Ninh Railway Station opened after 1904. An ambush of French troops by the
Việt Minh
The Việt Minh (; abbreviated from , chữ Nôm and Hán tự: ; french: Ligue pour l'indépendance du Viêt Nam, ) was a national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Việt Minh Fro ...
occurred at Bắc Ninh while the 1946 Fontainebleau Conference was ongoing.
The city's name means "northern serenity".
Buildings
The city is home to the Banking Academy of Vietnam, Bắc Ninh campus (Học viện Ngân hàng), the Kinh Bắc International School, and the Military Academy of Politics main campus (Học viện Chính trị Quân sự), and
Bắc Ninh Railway Station. There is a shrine to
Bà Chúa Kho.
[Pattana Kitiarsa ''Religious commodifications in Asia: marketing gods'' Page 155 2008 "rapidly growing popularity of the Granary/Treasury Queen' (Bà Chúa Kho) near Bắc Ninh town, Ngô Ðức Thịnh relates this phenomenon to Vietnam's transition to a market economy."]
Administrative subdivisions
The city is administratively divided into 19 units, including 19 urban wards (''phường'') - Đáp Cầu, Hạp Lĩnh, Khắc Niệm, Phong Khê, Khúc Xuyên, Thị Cầu, Vũ Ninh, Suối Hoa, Tiền An, Ninh Xá, Vân Dương, Vạn An, Vệ An, Kinh Bắc, Đại Phúc, Võ Cường, Hoà Long, Kim Chân and Nam Sơn.
Gallery
File:Flickr - …trialsanderrors - The governor of Bac-Ninh, collecting cards, ca. 1890.jpg, Collecting cards depicting a story about a "Chinese" governor of "Bắc Ninh", who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors
File:Đền Bà Chúa Kho.jpg, Temple of Bà Chúa Kho
File:Nhà Thờ Chính Tòa Bắc Ninh.jpg, Cathedral of Bắc Ninh
References
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Provincial capitals in Vietnam
Populated places in Bắc Ninh province
Districts of Bắc Ninh province
Cities in Vietnam