Thuận Thành is a rural district of Bắc Ninh province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2009 the district had a population of 144,536. The district covers an area of 116 km². The district capital lies at Hồ.

Thuận Thành Huyện Thuận Thành
District
Đông Hồ painting
Country	Vietnam
Region	Red River Delta
Province	Bắc Ninh
Capital	Hồ
Government
• Secretary	Nguyen Van Hung
Area
• Total	46 sq mi (118 km2)
Population  (2009)
• Total	144,536
• Density	3,160/sq mi (1,222/km2)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Area code	262
Website	http://www.thuanthanh.gov.vn/

Administrative subdivisions

The district is administratively divided into Hồ town and 19 rural communes (xã): An Bình, Đại Đồng Thành, Đình Tổ, Gia Đông, Hà Mãn, Hoài Thượng, Mão Điền, Nghĩa Đạo, Ngũ Thái, Nguyệt Đức, Ninh Xá, Song Hồ, Song Liễu, Thanh Khương, Trạm Lộ, Trí Quả and Xuân Lâm.

Culture

• Kinh Dương Vương is the first king of the Vietnamese people, and was the father of Lạc Long Quân.
• Đông Hồ painting is a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating from Đông Hồ village (làng Đông Hồ).
• Luy Lâu was the ancient capital of Vietnam after it became a Han Dynasty Chinese province called Jiaozhou, or Jiaozhi under the Chinese Commander-in-chief Shi Xie.
• Dâu Pagoda was built between AD 187 and 226. The pagoda is in the area of the remains of the ancient citadel and Buddhist center of Luy Lâu.
• Bút Tháp Temple is one of the most famous pagodas in Vietnam. Inside, there are various valuable ancient objects and statues, which are considered to be Vietnamese masterpieces of 17th century wood carving.[1]
• Thuận Thành No 1 High School is one of the top-ranked high schools in Bắc Ninh Province and which was in Vietnam's Top 100 High Schools for many years.

Notable people

• Hoàng Cầm
• Nguyễn Gia Thiều

Gallery

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  Bút Tháp Temple
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  Bảo Nghiêm tower in Bút Tháp temple
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  Old Rat Taking a Bride (Đông Hồ painting)

References