If people in Quang Binh Province take Phong Nha and Soon Dong caves as their pride, Quang Ninh’s residents might be proud of their Ha Long Bay. With a beautiful seascape, an overwhelming atmosphere and wide array of natural sights and mythical attractions, Ha Long Bay attracts flocks of international and national tourists to come every year.
Ha Long literally means descending dragon bay according to legends passed down through the ages. According to the famous legend, the islands were formed when a family of dragons descended to help the locals defend their land from the rushing hordes of Chinese invaders. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City Vietnam, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Vân Đồn District featuring thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes.
Being recognized as one of the world’s heritage sites by UNESCO in 1994 and in 2000, Ha Long Bay is a unique tourist destination, which contains important traces of the formation and development of Earth’s history, the cradle of the ancient Vietnamese residents, as well as an incredible artwork made by nature.
Ha Long presents rock islands and beautiful caves. Islands in Ha Long consist of two types: limestone islands and schist islands. This is the oldest image of the terrain with tectonic age of 250 – 280 million years and the result of the advocacy process of raising and lowering. The process of karst erosion and weathering almost completely creates a unique Ha Long.
Ha Long possesses hundreds of rocky islands carrying a lively and different shapes. Hidden in the rocky islands are beautiful caves associated with many miraculous legends like Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot, Trinh Nu, Tam Cung … They are the amazing castles of the Creator between on earthly place