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Sơn Tây, Hanoi
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Sơn Tây (ⓘ) is a suburban ward of Hanoi the capital of Vietnam in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.
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Its name Sơn Tây or old spelling Sơn-tây (Hán Nôm: 山西, Mươ̒ng language: Xơn Tâi) means "the west of the mountain", which was derived from its geographical location. This term Sơn Tây only referred to the Old Citadel, which lies to the northwest of Tản Viên Peak. Some English texts from Vietnamese educational institutions accept the place name spelling as Sontay. Besides, literary works often affectionately call this place as "Westernland" (Vietnamese: xứ Đoài).
Middle Ages
XX century
It was the capital of Sơn Tây province before merging with Hà Đông province to form Hà Tây province in 1965. Sơn Tây lies 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the capital Hanoi. It had a city status in Hà Tây province. However, when Hà Tây was absorbed into Hanoi, Sơn Tây was demoted from a city to a town.[2]
It is often referred to as “soldier town” due to the proliferation of army barracks and military institutions that surrounds the town, including the Vietnamese People's Army Infantry Academy.
XXI century
Sơn Tây's future is seen as being very much that of a satellite city of Hanoi and as a result there are plans to relocate universities and other public facilities to Sơn Tây where land is cheaper and more plentiful. The government has planned to complete this project by duplicating the main Hanoi—Sơn Tây carriageway which is expected to be completed in 2009.
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Culture
Sơn Tây is known for its thousand year old villages, such as Đường Lâm which retains a collection of vernacular architecture with buildings and temples built using laterite bricks. Và Temple, or Đông Cung, dedicated to Tản Viên, is located on a hill covered with ironwood trees in Vân Giã hamlet, Trung Hưng commune.[note 3] Phạm Văn Đổng, a general of the Saigon regime, was from Sơn Tây.
Sơn Tây citadel, 1884
A Vietnamese cash coin with the characters Sơn Tây (山西) written on it from right-to-left. This coin was produced by the Sơn Tây Mint.
Drawing of Sơn Tây citadel in the Nguyễn dynasty
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