Biosphere Reserve World Cat Ba

Location: Biosphere Reserve in the world located on the island of Cat Ba Cat Ba, belonging to Cat Ba town, Cat Hai District, HCMC. Haiphong.
Characteristics: This is one of the world biosphere reserve.
Cat Ba is an archipelago of 366 islets. Cat Ba Island is approximately 100km² wide, from 30 nautical miles from Hai Phong port, connect to Halong Bay, creating a community of islands and sea caves make fascinating visitors. Here visitors will enjoy the fresh air and mix with beautiful nature.

Area Cat Ba National Park is planned as 15.200ha protection, including forest and 4.200ha 9.800ha sea.

Garden diverse topography, mostly limestone mountains with interesting caves and sandy beaches alternate is very white, smooth, where visitors swim. The limestone mountains with an average altitude of 150m, the highest of the high peaks Cao Vong 322m above sea level.

According to a folk tale Northeast, Cat Ba island when the ancient capital of the harem of the first man to break open jelly coating in this region. When he discovered the precious bay with many beautiful islands later named Ha Long, it was then that he had ever conceived unborn fate lonely women, whose husbands had not become permanent later the treacherous sea voyage. Then to handsfree exploring the area of ​​Hon Gai, Bai Chay, he gathered all her life in the beautiful island, rich, isolated at sea, located in Lan Ha Bay. So, later lands Bai Chay and Hon Gai called his land, while the other islands called The Ba Island. Experiencing how changes, ups and downs, now the remaining two sites in Cua Ong (Quang Ninh) and Cat Ba (Hai Phong) is due to take that call diversion.

Then there are other stories linked to the history of Vietnam that hold water, the fight against Nguyen invasion, the national hero Tran Hung Dao chose this northeastern coast as a place for gathering, military training, hoarding draft salary. The caves in these waters are mobilized to wage military hiding, hiding our army boats lay low. So Halong coast was selected as military areas - today there Hang Dau Go Legend is where our troops concealed iron pegs sealed timber made illustrious Bach Dang victory, still waters Lan Ha Bay is the place to hoard draft salary, medical care, an area governed by the Ba. So he called the German, Dao The Ba, then call diversion to Cua Ong, Cat Ba ...

Cat Ba Island climate is cool, fresh, suitable for tourism to rest, recuperate. From Hanoi to Cat Ba, about 150km to the east, is the most convenient travel by road or rail to and from Hai Phong Hai Phong use canoes or boat to the island. Rent a cruise ship, you can go around Lan Ha Bay, visit over 100 different large and small beaches, beautiful beaches with attractive names: Cat Co 1, Cat Co 2, Bai Bang , Ben Beo Beach, Beach Fairy ...

Even, you can ring to Ha Long Bay, it only takes 4 to 6 hours so spoiled for sightseeing and visiting the beach is not the name, the interesting caves have not been included in the list of operators. Even in Cat Ba Island, you can also visit the Central page, the Hoa Cuong, Thien Long, which promises many interesting findings.

Cat Ba is a natural tourism, ecological inseparable. Here was discovered many archaeological relics of the Neolithic period, the cultural relics and traces deals of the ancient Vietnamese. Cat Ba today become national parks, conservation of ecosystems in their heart of primary rainforest. Cat Ba is up to 300 species of marine fish, 500 species of molluscs and crustaceans, many of which can be used as raw materials for the production of fine art you like tortoise, dragon shrimp, pearl, coral, shell, seashells ...

Cat Ba National Park both forests, just a sea with abundant resources, beautiful scenery and a variety of rare animals and plants. The total area of ​​the garden is 15.200ha, in which the area is mountainous and marine area is 9.800ha 4.200ha. Diverse topography, mainly limestone caves. With an average altitude of 150m, in the garden, there are many small mountain pass as Pass Da Lat, Eo Charms Pass, High Pass ... and many large streams of water like streams year-round negotiations, Rice Treo stream, streams Vietnam Customs ... Cat Ba forest of rainforest species with special soil subtypes. Limestone forest occupies the largest area, alternating as the forests grow naturally on the mountain soil, especially in the Middle Version Kim Giao forest grows naturally. The flora here has 620 species, 123 of them have the same value as for the General, Men Ly, Lat Hoa, Dinh, Kim Giao ... These are the types of trees should be protected and developed. The fauna here is also very rich with 20 species of mammals, 69 birds, 20 reptiles and amphibians, especially species of langur usually lives in the coastal cliff - this is a very interesting species rare but is now only found in Cat Ba. The cave on the island of Cat Ba is also very rich, each cave has a different beauty, creating spectacular natural picture, vivid make viewers lost in paradise. Representative