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Dien Bien Banks

Agribank
Street 3, Muong Thanh Ward. Tel: 825 786

BIDV
Street 3, Muong Thanh Ward. Tel: 825 852

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Medical Services

General Hospital
Street 3, Muong Thanh Ward. Tel: 852 217

Traditional Medicine Hospital
Street 3, Muong Thanh Ward. Tel: 810 120

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TRANSPORT

Dien Bien Phu City is 80km from Lai Chau Town, 150km from Son La Province, 474km from Ha Noi and only 34km from Tay Trang Border Gate (Lao Border).

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Dien Bien restaurants
Huong Rung - Vi Bien Restaurant

285, Street 4, Him Lam Ward.
Tel: 811 199
Seafood, local specialties

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FESTIVALS

Celebrating the Dien Bien Victory
Every year, on 7 May, Dien Bien people hold a festival to celebrate the Dien Bien victory (Every five or ten years, the State organizes a bigger festival with the participation of numerous guests inside and outside the country).

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Dien Bien Shopping

Ban Phu Market
Noong Het Commune

Centre Market 1
Street 13, Tan Thanh Ward. Tel: 825 967

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Dien Bien Entertainment

Army Museum
Dien Bien Phu City. Tel: 824 971

Him Lam Ecotourist Site
Group 6, Him Lam Ward

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Tham Pua Cave
Located in Bung Lao Commune, Tuan Giao District, Tham Pua Cave is an untouched natural site.

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Dien Bien Phu Vestiges
Dien Bien Phu, over 474 km Northwest of Ha Noi, is situated in the Muong Thanh plains and surrounded by high mountains. Dien Bien Phu was once the location of the battlefield where historical combats between the Vietnamese People's Army and the French Colonialists Expeditionary Corps took place.

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Dien Bien Hotels

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Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory
The museum of Dien Bien Phu victory lies opposite the cemetery of Vietnamese martyrs in Hill A1, which is now in the center of Dien Bien Phu City. The museum was built in 1984 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory.

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Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument
Located in the city centre, Hill D1 (Dominique) features the largest bronze onument ever cast in Viet Nam, Nguyen Hai's 12.6 metre high, 220 ton Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument, which was erected in 2004 in celebration of the 50*h a nniversary of this important battle. The statue features three Vietnamese soldiers standing atop the French garrison, one hoisting a flag, one holding a gun and another carrying a child holding flowers. On the flag is written the motto "Quyet chien, Quyet thang" (Determined to fight, determined to win).

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Pa Khoang Reservoir
Pa Khoang Reservoir is located in Muong Phang Commune, Dien Bien District, 20km from the Dien Bien City. Initially, Pa Khoang was just a stream. However, when irrigation works were built, the stream became a lovely lake with a system of drainage and watertight gates used to regulate the water running onto the thousands of hectares of rice fields.

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Ban Phu Citadel - Hoang Cong Chat Temple
Ban Phu Citadel, also known as Tam Van or Sam Mun, was built in the 15th century in Dien Bien Phu City. It covered an area of j dozen of hectares. In front of the citadel were deep ditch, and two systems of defence works, which were three kilometers long and approximately two meters high. The foot of the citadel was covered with clusters of bamboo. The present-day Noong Het Commune was the center part of the citadel.

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Pha Din Pass
In the local language, Pha Din means heaven and earth, and according to local legend, Pha Din was the frontier between Heaven and Earth.

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