Halong Bay

Location: Halong Bay is located in northeastern Vietnam, is part of the west coast of the Gulf of Tonkin, includes the waters of Ha Long City, Cam Pha town and part of Van Don island district, Quang Ninh province.
Features: 2 times by UNESCO recognized as World Natural Heritage.
The legend tells that Ha Long Bay: In the old days, when the country was recently established Vietnamese invaders, Jade Emperor sent Mother Dragon and her Child Dragons down to help the Vietnamese fight the enemy. From the sea enemy ships were rushing to the shore, the dragons to earth. Dragons immediately sprayed countless pearls, which then turned into thousands of stone islands in the sea, like a solid wall, suddenly blocked the advance of enemy ships. The enemy fleet was rushed, blocked suddenly crashed into the rocky island and smashed into each other.
 
Southwestern borders Cat Ba Island Bay, westward to the mainland with a coastline of 120 km, with a total area of ​​1,553 km2, including 1969 islands, of which 989 islands and 980 named islands not ten.Sau when victory, Mother Dragon and her child Dragons did not return heaven but stayed on earth, where the battle took place. The location Mother Dragon landed was Ha Long, Dragon Con-down was Bai Tu Long. Tail above the water dragon turned white as Long Vi (present Tra Co Peninsula) into soft sand stretching over tens of kilometers.
 
In Ha Long Island has two types of limestone islands and schist islands, concentrated in two main areas are the southeast region Bai Tu Long Bay and southwestern areas of Ha Long Bay. This is the most ancient images of the terrain with tectonic age of 250 - 280 million years, is the result of the campaign raised, lowered several times from the sunken continent into the sea. The process of karst erosion and weathering almost completely Halong create a unique world. In a small area, with all our thousands of islands shaped, different looks as sparkling rubies are attached to the blue veil of the maiden. Densely concentrated zone of stone islands have spectacular scenery and many beautiful caves known as the center Natural Heritage Halong Bay, including Halong Bay and part of Bai Tu Long Bay.

The World Heritage area is recognized with an area of ​​434 km2, including 775 islands, such as a triangle with three vertices is the island of Dau Go (west), Ba Ham Lake (south) and Cong Tay Island (east) . Area next to the buffer zone and the national heritage is the ranking of Culture and Information in 1962.
 
Looking down from above, Ha Long Bay as a giant picture wearing extremely vivid. That is the beautiful art works, talent of the Creator, of the variable nature thousands of islands other inanimate stillness becomes the sculpture, painting flawless with every grace shape, medium very familiar and as alien to humans. Thousands of stone islands bobbing in the shimmering waves, both boast spectacular but also very soft and charming, lively. Halong travel between islands with thousands of stone, I doubt as to have a fairy-tale world where petrified. The island-like someone is heading to the mainland - than a person; island is like a dragon hovering above the water - Hon Rong; island is like an old man sitting fishing - Hon La Vong; and the other two sails are turning brown muscular waves out to sea - island Sail; and two chickens were hugging each other playing on the waves - Hon Trong Mai; standing between the immense sea water a giant incense burner as something sacrifice of heaven and earth - Hon Lu Huong ... All of them are really, really amazing. Rocks and wonders that unfathomable metamorphosis over time and perspective. At this point we realized that all of them are not inanimate quiet island that are as soulful and lively.
Halong Bay is also attached to the page where the glorious, heroic people of Vietnam with famous sights such as Van Don - where busy trading port in the 12th century; Bai Tho Mountain history; include Bach Dang River - is evidence of two formidable naval battle of generations of ancestors against invaders. Not only that, Ha Long is one of the cradles of human culture Halong glorious time in the Late Neolithic archaeological sites famous such as Dong Mang, Xich Tho, Soi Nhu, wells ... hidden in the rocky islands that are as beautiful caves Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot, Trinh Nu, Tam Cung ... It really is the castle Creator between earthly place. From time immemorial, Ha Long has been great poet Nguyen Trai ethnic dubbed the "Wonders of the land between the high heavens." How create labels when visitors from all over the world are coming here feeling stunned by the beauty of Ha Long wonders, they seem to feel confused and powerless by the existing capital is not enough to describe the beauty of Ha Long.Ha Long also is the focus of high biodiversity with typical eco-systems like mangrove ecosystems, coral reef ecosystems, Ang ecosystem, ecosystem tropical forests ... with thousands of plant and animal species is extremely rich and diverse as shrimp, fish, squid ... particularly rare species found only in this place.
 
With such special values, on 17/12/1994, during the 18th session of the World Heritage Council of UNESCO held in Thailand, Halong Bay is officially recognized Natural Heritage of the world. In 2000, Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO Second World Heritage values ​​by geological, geomorphological. It has confirmed the value of a global premier of Halong Bay.
 
Even where you are on this earth, is white or black, regardless of nationality, language, age ... you arrived here also have the same feelings, the vibrations of the heart before a wonder of rocks and water, and when to break up Halong sure will leave an unforgettable impression ... Stories ancient myths about male and female dragon dragon mother was spray pearl European release should create thousands stone island halt enemy, which today still stands to create a priceless legacy to mankind.
You had the opportunity to come to Ha Long - a unique heritage in the world to admire and discover the secrets are hidden this place?