It is the second most important port in Vietnam. Hai Phong also has many French colonial houses.
Visitors can go round the city to shop very easily, stopping at some famous places along the way.
Hang Kenh Communal House is located right in the city. The communal house is rather long and built with a strong long-lasting wood frame. The exhibits inside are for worshipping the Village God and Ngo Quyen, a Vietnamese hero who fought against the Chinese enemies on the Bach Dang River. Du Hang Pagoda is one of the most ancient pagodas in this city. It was built three centuries ago.