[2] The history of Phú Thọ is linked to the 18 dynasties of Hùng kings who were credited with building the nation of Văn Lang.

The Xuân Sơn National Park, established in February 2002, is located in the province about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Việt Trì.

[7] The area of the province is 3,528.1 square kilometres (1,362.2 sq mi), lying between 20°55 to 21°43 North latitude and 104°48 to 105°27 East longitude.

Phú Thọ province, due to its strategic location, is often called the "West Gate of Hanoi".

[5] The total length of these three river systems is 200 km through the province and the area drained is 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi).

The annual surface water resources in the province in its river systems has been assessed as 42,000,000,000 cubic meters.

[8] Rarer species, such as Tibetan bears, white pheasants, gray gibbons, and cobras are common in the park.

[8] There are extensive grottoes and caves[9] running 7–8  km inside these mountains; they contain large populations of bats.

Du village, located within the Xuân Sơn National Park, contains an overwhelming majority of this ethnic group is a tourist attraction.

[18] As of 1997, the provincial economy was roughly evenly split at 33% of the workforce working in agriculture, industry and in services respectively.

[18] The French agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) are active in the province and have financed a tea production development program for villages in eight of the province's districts and aims contribute to the economic development of rural populations and improve their living conditions.

[25] The province is also known for its grapefruit, palm oil, rice and cassava; freshwater fish are caught in the Red River.

[26] Đền Hùng is a national historical location where the Vietnamese give their respects to Hung kings because of their contributions to the country 4000 years ago.

Her husband, Lạc Long Quân, led 50 of the children to the coastal region and settled them to propagate his race.

The eldest among these children became Hùng king and renamed the country Văn Lang and made Phong Châu its capital.

Giếng Temple is at the foot of the mountain where an 18th dynasty king's daughters, Ngọc Hoa and Tiên Dung, worshipped.

At this festival, 18 dynasties of Hung kings are worshipped for establishing the then Văn Lang State, predecessor to present-day Vietnam.

It is celebrated with lot of pomp and show as a love and pride of their homeland and ancestral land, when all the descendants of the Hung Kings gather for the festivities in which the state officials also take part.

A grand procession of 100 young men and women in their traditional costumes, symbolizing children of the "Dragon and Fairy" is held.

Other festivities include bamboo swings, nem con (throwing a sacred ball through the ring), cham thau (beating bronze drums) and dam duong (pounding rice).

National Highway 32A, which runs from Hanoi traverses through Phú Thọ and terminates in Hòa Bình.

National Highway 32C, also from Hanoi, passes through Phú Thọ to Yên Bài, eventually entering Laos.

[5] A Trans-Asia railway line runs from Yunnan to Hanoi and goes through Lào Cai and Phú Thọ provinces.

This waterway, as the main water transport route in the province, has a total length of 235 kilometres (146 mi).

[5] Việt Trì City, capital of the province and its suburbs are provided with safe drinking water from a plant, which has a capacity of 42,000 m3/day.