Chi La

Chi La lies in the country of the La River, south of the lower Lam River. At Tam Soa the Ngàn Sâu and Ngàn Phố meet to form the La, bringing waters from the forested mountains of the interior towards the coastal plain. The old name Chi La was associated with the district later called La Sơn, a region of river crossings and villages between the hills and the larger Lam valley.