Ninh Binh City is about 90 km from Hanoi. Located in Ninh Binh Province, the Tràng An Landscape Complex (Tràng An) is a mixed cultural and natural property contained mostly within three protected areas, the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, the Tràng An-Tam Coc-Bich Dong Scenic Area, and the Hoa Lu Special-Use Primary Forest. The property covers 6,172 ha within the Tràng An limestone massif, and is surrounded by a buffer zone of 6,079 ha, mostly comprising rice paddy fields.

On 23rd June 2014, at its meeting in Doha, Qatar, the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially inscribed Trang An Landscape Complex on the World Heritage list.

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