Tan An County is a county in both China and Vietnam, and the area of Tan An County in Vietnam is only one-third of that of Tan An County in China, and it is also a place with distinctive characteristics.
China's Xin'an County is located in the Central Plains, which is under the jurisdiction of Luoyang City, Henan Province, and Vietnam's Xin'an County is located in the northeast, in the transition zone between mountains and plains
Generally speaking, the counties of the same name in China and Vietnam are all Vietnamese counties modeled after Chinese counties, but Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, was not called Xin'an County for a long time in ancient times, and it is difficult to determine how the name of Xin'an County in Vietnam came from.
The location of Syn An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam, is shown in the map.
Location of Tan An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
The place circled in red in the picture above is Tran An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam.
A scene from Tan An County, Vietnam
A scene from Tan An County, Vietnam
Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China
There is a Xin'an county in Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, and the name of this county comes from the meaning of "Xin'an Ning", which is said to have been given since the Qin Dynasty.
The map of Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, is shown below, and Xin'an County is a county located in the northern part of the city, near the Yellow River.
Map of Luoyang City, Henan Province, China
With an area of 1,160 square kilometers and a population of more than 500,000, Xin'an County in Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, is a relatively large county even in Henan Province in the Central Plains.
The map below shows the location and shape of Xin'an County in Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, which is also an important east-west location in the Central Plains-Guanzhong direction.
Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China
Tran An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
Vietnam's Tay An district is under the jurisdiction of Bac Giang province, which is already a relatively flat area in the northeastern part of Vietnam, near the Red River Delta.
Below is Tan An district on the map of Bac Giang province in Vietnam.
Tran An district on the map of Bac Giang province, Vietnam
Tan An district in Bac Giang province covers an area of 208 square kilometers and has a population of about 166,000. This is also the average population of each county in Vietnam. Compared with China's Xin'an County, it has only one-third of its population and one-fifth of its area.
The most distinctive feature of Tay An district in Vietnam is that it is a geographical transition area – both mountainous and plain.
Photo of Tran An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
Photo of Tran An District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
Administrative divisions of Tan An District, Vietnam
The administrative division of Tran An District in Vietnam is also characterized by both mountainous and plain areas, and it has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 22 communes.
Map of administrative divisions of Tan An District, Vietnam
Vietnam's Tan An County has jurisdiction over the townships of Gaoshang Town, Ya Nang Town, An Duong Society, Gao She Society, Dahua Society and other townships.
List of administrative divisions of Tay An District, Vietnam
From the data, it can be seen that if Tay An County is regarded as a mountainous county, its population density is obviously large, and if Tan An County is regarded as a plain county, it does not have a relatively large county seat.
The photo below shows the architecture of Tan An County, Vietnam.
Architecture in Tan An District, Vietnam
Architecture in Tan An District, Vietnam
A noble town in Tay An County, Vietnam
The county seat of Tay An County, Vietnam, is also known as the noble town, which is located in the middle of the county, that is, at the intersection of several highways, and is a traffic artery.
The county seat of Tan An County, Vietnam
Below is a satellite image of the noble town of Tay An District, Vietnam.
Satellite image of the noble town of Tay An district, Vietnam
The noble town of Tay An district in Vietnam is not a very large town, and the density of towns is not large. Compared to Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, it is only a relatively small county seat.
The industry in Tan An district of Vietnam is relatively developed, with several large factories on the southern side of the town.
A factory in the noble town of Tan An County, Vietnam
A factory in the noble town of Tan An County, Vietnam
Among the counties of the same name in China and Vietnam, Xin'an County has a special situation, and it is likely that it is not named after China's Xin'an County.
Since the existence of Vietnam, in fact, China's Xin'an County has not been called this name, and after the Sui Dynasty, China did not have the name of Xin'an County. Xin'an in Luoyang City, Henan Province, was only established in the last century.
Tan An district in Vietnam is also worth paying attention to, as this region has a distinctive character in the transition zone between the mountains and plains of Vietnam.