Red River



The Red River (Vietnamese: Sông Hồng) is a major river in Vietnam. It originates in China and flows south-east to Vietnam, where it flows from the border city of Lào Cai to the Gulf of Tonkin via the Red River Delta in the north of the country.

It is one of Vietnam's most important rivers, along with the Mekong River, and provides water to over 30 million people.

Past Hanoi, the river fans out to many distributaries which form the Red River Delta, the most densely populated area of Vietnam, and the cradle of Vietnamese civilisation.