Hà Giang is a province of northeastern Vietnam. It is located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam’s northernmost point. It shares a 270 km long border with Yunnan province of southern China. Hence it is known as the final frontier of Vietnam.

The provincial capital is also called Hà Giang, which is connected by Highway 2 and is 320 km away from Hanoi. The border crossing is at Than Thui, 25 km from the Ha Giang town.

The province borders China with a length of over 270 kilometres (170 mi); the border gate is known as the Thanh Thuy. In addition there are three smaller gates namely, the Pho Bang, the Xin Man and the Sam Pun.

Ha Giang Province has not only vast areas of green tea and terraced rice fields but also rich natural resources and minerals. There are 149 mines with 28 categories of minerals scattered in all districts. There are large deposits of antimony, iron ore, manganese, ferrite, zinc, tin, copper, bauxite, gold, gemstones, kaolin and mineral water, all constituting an abundant source of raw materials for the local industrial development. Knowing the value of its potential the Province has implemented open and favourable policies to attract domestic as well as foreign investors from China, South Korea, Thailand and other countries to participate in the mining and processing industries. Its target is to help the mining and mineral processing industries reach an annual growth rate of 20%.

The mountainous and hilly terrain causes difficulties for travel and transport of goods, but in return it bestows beautiful tourist sites with dozens of rivers and streams, fascinating caves and grottos, historic and cultural relics and a treasure of traditional cultures of the ethnic groups, which all enchant the visitors. However, investment in local tourism meets many difficulties. Ha Giang Province wants to take decisive steps, but it lacks money. Therefore all steps have been taken slowly.

Ha Giang Province runs 33 villages and a border town with 270-plus km of border with China. It has a national border gate, namely Thanh Thuy, and three smaller ones, Pho Bang, Xin Man and Sam Pun. Ha Giang Province plans to continue the construction and development of these border gates, making them a local strong point.