With its rivers, lakes and green spaces, Hai Phong is gradually transforming its urban landscape, improving the living environment and moving toward modern, sustainable development.
With one of the densest river networks in northern Vietnam, Hai Phong is home to waterways steeped in history, including the Bach Dang, Cam, Lach Tray, Van Uc and Thai Binh rivers. Winding through streets and villages and surrounding historical relics, these rivers create a distinctive urban landscape. They have also earned Hai Phong its reputation as the “city of rivers and bridges.”In particular, the city's historic core, with its central flower gardens, Tam Bac Lake and numerous cultural and historical landmarks, provides green spaces that help regulate the air and improve environmental quality in the urban center.Trees, flower gardens and lakes in the central area offer ideal places for residents to walk, exercise and stay fit, encouraging a healthy, environmentally friendly urban lifestyle in a developed urban area.Outdoor fitness equipment further enhances these spaces, allowing residents to exercise every day.To Huu Park in Ngo Quyen Ward is bustling with people walking and exercising beneath lush green trees.Urbanization in Hai Phong is not just about expanding infrastructure and developing residential areas; it also prioritizes improving quality of life. In which, greenery, bodies of water, public infrastructure and everyday convenience are becoming increasingly important.The Tam Bac riverside urban area glows in the autumn sunshine, blending historic charm with modern city life.“Rivers embrace urban areas, and urban areas embrace rivers.” This close relationship has helped shape the history and development of the port city of Hai Phong.The river and lake system, together with rows of shady trees, contributes to a green, clean and beautiful urban landscape as Hai Phong pursues sustainable development.High quality high-rises in a new urban area are reflected in Phuong Luu Lake, creating a civilized, green, and modern living environment.Green urban development helps the city adapt to climate change, improve quality of life and move closer to its goal of becoming a worth-living city.
