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unusual facts about Cầu River


Lý Nhân Tông

After a rapid advance in the territory of Đại Việt, the Song forces were stopped by the Lý defence line along the Như Nguyệt River led by Lý Thường Kiệt.



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Declarations of independence of Vietnam

#The poem Nam quốc sơn hà (Mountains and rivers of Southern country) was written in 1077 by Lý Thường Kiệt and recited next to the defense line of the Như Nguyệt river (Cầu river), originally with the reason to incentive the spirit of the soldiers.