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Lạng Sơn () is a province in far northern Vietnam, bordering Guangxi province in China. Its capital is also called Lạng Sơn, which is a strategically important town at the border with China and is northeast of Hanoi connected by rail and road. Lạng Sơn Province is bounded by China in the north, Cao Bằng Province borders the northwest, Ha Bac Province on the south, Quảng Ninh Province starting on the south and extending to the eastern border and Thái Nguyên Province to the west. The province covers an area of 8327.6 square kilometres and as of 2008 it had a population of 759,000 people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Population and population density in 2008 by province )〕 Lạng Sơn Province, Hà Giang, Lào Cai, Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bằng, Phú Thọ, Quảng Ninh, Thái Nguyên, Tuyên Quang and Yên Bái of the Northeast (Đông Bắc) region) are all part of the 59 administrative provinces and 5 municipalities in Vietnam. Ancient history of the province is linked to the Bronze Age when the trade route that existed between China and India that passed from the Red River Delta through Nanning to Guangzhou. The province was one of the 13 original provinces in northern Vietnam created under the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng in 1831. Friendship Gate, the historical land link between China and Vietnam, links Lạng Sơn and Guangxi, China. Being a border province, it is important for trade between the two countries.〔''Special issue on Lang Son'' (1988), p.12〕 It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Road 1A. Lạng Sơn's economy is 80% based on agriculture and forestry. However, in recent years economic development has received full attention to exploit its rich mineral resources. The most important tree grown in the province is the star anise (''illicium verum'', Hooker), an important spice; an evergreen tree which has aromatic ''lanceolate'' leaves. Important historical places of interest in the province are the war-ravaged Dong Don Border town, which has rich war history and attracts visitors, two large limestone caves within a short distance from the Long Son town, and a 16th-century citadel of the Ming Dynasty. ==Etymology== The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 諒山. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lạng Sơn Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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