Xuân Trường [swən˧˧:ʨɨə̤ŋ˨˩] is a rural district of Nam Định province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam.

When the Later Lê Dynasty recovered the autonomy in 1428, the court restored its old name and said allowed it to be part of Sơn Nam garrison.

[1] During his time as district magistrate in the Xuân Trường district he implemented the construction of the White Dragon dyke (白龍陪, Bạch Long bồi) to prevent salt water from contaminating the area to help agricultural production allowing for productive rice and strawberry fields to grow in the area.

According to the statistics of the Nam Định Provincial People's Committee since the 1980s, Xuân Trường rural district is the lowest terrain with many locations still under the sea level.

According to records of the Holy See, the territory of Xuân Trường rural district was honored to be the first place in the whole Indochinese peninsula to welcome the Gospel.

It was in 1533, when a man named Ignatius stealthily entered the mission, which was called the "Cross Party" (Thập Tự đảng) later by the Annamese courts.

With about half of the population of Catholics, the traditional customs in Xuân Trường rural district are a blend of wet rice culture with church-style rituals.