HA LONG BAY A FASCINATING

Visit Vietnam is less complete when it does not move to Ha Long Bay (Teluk Ha Long). Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination located in Quang Ninh province. To go to that place can be reached a 4 hour land journey from Hanoi capital.

Ha Long in local means dragons fall. According to the story of the citizens of the Ha Long Bay name is given by locals on the help of the sacrificial mothers and dragons who have struggled to drive the enemies that attack Vietnam. Vietnamese society believes that their nation is from dragon. The time, the two dragons foster enemy and dive them on the bay. The weapons they use are emerald stones. The emerald stones become a barrier for the enemy to enter Vietnam. After a few new lengths of emerald became a stone that is diverse shapes and the amount is more reach thousands.

Tourists paddle kayak at Halong Bay, Vietnam

Wisatawan enjoys the daylights on the boat when sailing to halong Bay, vietnam

Ha Long Bay has an area of about 1.553 km square, including 1,960-2,000 islands, which are mostly limestone. In addition to the very exotic limestone island, inside the Ha Long Bay area there are several caves that become tourist destinations, such as Thien Cung (Gua Palace Surga), Dau Go (Gua Kayu Apung), Sung Sot (Gua Surprise), and Tam Cung (Gua Three Palace).

Memasuski Cave on one of the places in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Nahkoda boats staggering delivering Halong Bay passengers, Vietnam

Some of these caves are decorated with lights that make rocks in it look radiant and interesting. Stalagtit and stalagmit contained in the caves sometimes shaped like animals or other objects.

Some residents of Ha Long lived settled in several floating fishing villages, namely Cua Van, Ba Hang, Cong Tau and Vong Vieng. Since long, most residents of Ha Long work as fishermen and most other work in the tourism sector, such as tourist guides or tourist boat paddleers.