The Bạch Đằng River, also called Bạch Đằng Giang (from ), white wisteria river, is a river in northern Vietnam, located near Hạ Long Bay. It flows through the Yên Hưng District of Quảng Ninh Province as well as the Thủy Nguyên District of Haiphong. It is the best river way to access Ha Noi from the south of China, through the Nam Trieu gate, then Kinh Thầy River, Đuống River, and then Hong River to access Ha Noi.

Bạch Đằng River battles

The Bạch Đằng River has been the site of three important battles in Vietnamese history: The stakes of Bạch Đằng river were defensive obstacles featured in the three famous battles on the river. The first event was in 938, as part of Ngô Quyền's battle strategy. Several ancient stakes were discovered by archaeologists.