THE HALONG BAY
COUNTRY: VIETNAM
PLACE: IN THE TONKIN GULF, EAST OF HANOI
COUNTRY: VIETNAM
PLACE: IN THE TONKIN GULF, EAST OF HANOI
Halong Bay is one of
the world’s natural wonders, and is the most beautiful tourist destination of
Vietnam. It is one of Vietnam's most popular tourist destinations. Halong Bay
features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various
sizes and shapes along the 120-km coastline of Bai Chay Beach. HaLong Bay means
Bay of the Descending Dragon in the Vietnamese language.
The bay consists of a
dense cluster of 3000 limestone monolithic islands, each topped with thick
jungle vegetation, which rise spectacularly from the ocean.
Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves and Hang Dau Go (Wooden stakes Cave) is the largest grotto in the Halong area. Some of the islands support floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of mollusks. Many of the islands have acquired their names as a result of interpretation of their unusual shapes such names include Voi Islet (elephant), Ga Choi Islet (fighting cock), and Mai Nha Islet (roof).
Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves and Hang Dau Go (Wooden stakes Cave) is the largest grotto in the Halong area. Some of the islands support floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of mollusks. Many of the islands have acquired their names as a result of interpretation of their unusual shapes such names include Voi Islet (elephant), Ga Choi Islet (fighting cock), and Mai Nha Islet (roof).
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