Ninh Binh is an attractive destination near the Capital of Vietnam. The place is the combination of the so-called surrounding tours of Hanoi.Located 130km south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh has many beautiful sites such as Phat Diem Cathedral built between 1875 and 1899, Tam Coc Bich Dong, Dinh Le Temple, and many other pagodas.

Puppetry is a traditional performing art long existed among the ethnic groups living in Vietnam. It originated from the wet rice civilization since the Hung Kings founded the country. The Sung Thien Dien Linh stele erected at Long Doi Pagoda, Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, in Ha Nam province in 1121 under the Ly Dynasty bears the inscription that the puppet show was first staged in honour of the King’s longevity.

The one pillar pagoda has into official name of "Nhat Tuc". It locates in the street of the same name in the President’s Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Mauseleum and Museum.

Quan Thanh temple in Hanoi, located at a corner of old Co Ngu Road, present-day Thanh Nien Road and Quan Thanh Street, near Hanoi’s West and Truc Bach Lakes, Quan Thanh Temple with its spacious and charming landscape helps highlight the ancient and romantic beauty of this area.

The pagoda is situated by the Thanh Nien Road, Yen Phu Ward, Tay Ho District, the existing architectural building were retained from the last repair work in 1895, including the triple gate, the main pagoda, the sitting room, the ancestor monks worshipping champer and the tower garden. All these constructions were lying on a small peninsular mirroring themselves in the dazzlingly beautiful West Lake.

Dong Ky is well-known for its craft of making things of wood with high artistic sophistication. The whole village, in the day-time is full of sawing and chiselling sounds. The main articles made there are furniture of high quality: tables, chairs, cupboards and ornate beds.

The snake catching job in Le Mat village, according to elders here, is a secret handed down from father to son. Together with the snake catching job, there is the snake - raising job and few families in the village make patent medicines for injury bitten by venomous snake. The snake catching job in Le Mat is famous all over regions because Le Mat people usually go to catch snakes everywhere but they don't hand down the vocation outside.