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Lạng Sơn (listen ⓘ) is a city in far Northern Vietnam, and the capital of Lạng Sơn Province. It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi , the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Route 1 .
Lạng Sơn is 155 kilometres (96 mi) to the northwest of Hanoi and National Highways 1 and 1 A and passes the Chi Lăng pass (the site of Lê Lợi's victory over 100,000 Ming invaders from China in 1427) and Bắc Giang on National Highway 1A. [9] Lạng Sơn is 135 km from Cao Bằng on the National Highway no 4. [15]
The western side of Cao Bằng borders Tuyên Quang and Hà Giang provinces. The southern side of Cao Bằng borders the provinces of Bắc Kạn and Lạng Sơn. The north-west expanse of the province is 80 kilometres (50 mi), from Trọng Con in Thạch An district to Đức Hạnh in Bảo Lâm district.
Chi Lăng is a rural district of Lạng Sơn province in the Northeastern region of Vietnam. It is famous for many decisive battles at Chi Lăng pass in which the Vietnamese defeated the Chinese invaders. As of 2003, the district had a population of 77,910. [1] The district covers an area of 703 km 2. The district capital lies at Đồng Mỏ. [1]
Đình Lập is a rural district of Lạng Sơn province in the Northeastern region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 28,125. [1] The district covers an area of 1,183 km 2. The district capital lies at Đình Lập. [1]
Cao Lộc is a rural district of Lạng Sơn province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 75,980. [2] The district covers an area of 644 km². The district capital lies at Cao Lộc. [2]
Bắc Sơn is a rural district of Lạng Sơn province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 65,073. [ 1 ] The district covers an area of 698 km 2 .
The 5th division of the Imperial Japanese Army were marching to Tonkin from Đồng Đăng in 1940.. In September 1940 a group of Japanese officers, in spite of an agreement signed the 22nd, attacked Đồng Đăng and laid siege to Lam Sơn, beginning the Japanese invasion of French Indochina.