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Hai Bà Trưng (Trưng Sisters District) is one of the four original urban districts (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [4] The district currently has 18 wards , [ 1 ] covering a total area of 10.26 square kilometres (3.96 sq mi). [ 2 ]
The Trưng sisters (Vietnamese: Hai Bà Trưng, 𠄩婆徵, literally "Two Ladies [named] Trưng", c. 14 – c. 43) were Luoyue military leaders who ruled for three years after commanding a rebellion of Luoyue tribes and other tribes in AD 40 against the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. They are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
Trưng Trắc's husband, Thi Sách, first escaped to Mê Linh, then onward to a place called Jinxijiu and was not captured until three years later. [27] The rebellion was brought under control by April or May 43 CE. [7] Ma Yuan had Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị decapitated, [7] [8] and sent their heads to the Han court at Luoyang. [27]
It is one of several temples to the two Trưng Sisters in Vietnam. Kids playing in the Hai Bà Trưng Temple yard, Hanoi According to tradition it was founded by Lý Anh Tông around 1160 after he visited a shrine to the Trưng Sisters, who then appeared to him as rain spirits.
District 3 (Vietnamese: Quận 3) is an urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Together with District 1 , District 3 is considered the bustling heart of the city, with a multitude of businesses, religious sites, historical buildings and tourist attractions.
Hai Bà Trưng Temple is the name of several temples to the Trưng sisters in Vietnam: Hai Bà Trưng Temple (Đồng Nhân) , a temple in Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi Hai Bà Trưng Temple (Hạ Lôi) , a temple in Mê Linh District , Hanoi (the sisters' homeland)
Hoàng Mai is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. [3] The district currently has 14 wards , covering a total area of 40.32 square kilometres (15.57 sq mi). [ 1 ] As of 2019, [ 2 ] there were 506,347 people residing in the district, the highest of all districts in Hanoi.
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).