Located in northeastern Vietnam, Halong Bay is a Gulf of Tonkin, includes the waters of Ha Long City, Cam Pha Town and part of Van Don island district. Southwest border Cat Ba Island Bay, east of the sea, the remaining adjacent land with 120 km coastline, is restricted from 106o58 '- 107o22' East longitude and 20o45 '- 20o50' north latitude with total area of 1553 km2, including 1969 islands, of which 989 named islands and 980 unnamed island. Islands of Ha Long Bay islands have two kinds of limestone and schist islands, concentrated in two main areas are the southeast (belonging to Bai Tu Long Bay) and southwest regions (of the Halong Bay area) are old comments geological from 250-280 million years. Dense areas of concentrated rock islands have spectacular scenery and many beautiful caves known as the center Natural Heritage of Halong Bay, Halong Bay and includes part of Bai Tu Long Bay. Heritage areas are internationally recognized area of 434 km2, including 775 islands, such as a triangle with three vertices Dau Island (west), Ba Ham Lake (south), Cong Tay Island (the East) region is adjacent to a buffer area and scenic national monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1962 ratings.
Looking down from above, Ha Long Bay as a giant picture very vivid. Traveling between Ha Long, I thought as lost in a world with tales of rock, the island is like a person standing on land navigation (than my head), the island is like a dragon hovering above the water (Dragon Island), the island then up like an old man sitting fishing (Mr. La Vong Hon), Hon Buom, than cable Chicken, Hon Lu Huong ... All look very real, real amazing. The shape of the island of magic stone that variable proportions according to the angle of the light of day and the viewing angle. Hidden inside the rock island that is as beautiful caves Thien Cung, Dau Go cave, Sung Sot work, work of Tam Cung ... That is actually the creation of the castle place on earth. Throughout history, Ha Long has been great poet Nguyen Trai people wonder land known as high up the sky. Halong Bay is also associated with the development of national history with the famous as Van Don - where the famous ancient trading port in a time (1149), Bai Tho Mountain recorded more grade autograph Kings, celebrity, far more than a little Bach Dang River - which has seen two formidable naval battle of his father against invaders .. Not only that, Halong today is the researchers demonstrated that one of the cradles of human Ha Long culture from the Late Neolithic archaeological sites known as networking, Chain Turkey, Soi Nhu, Time Well ... Ha Long is also a focus of high biodiversity with typical eco-systems like mangrove forest ecosystems, coral reef ecosystems and ecological farming supplies, forest ecosystems of tropical tree ... With thousands of species of animals and plants are abundant on the forest under the sea, fish, squid ... There are rare species found only in this place.
With such special values, on 17/12/1994, in the 18th session of the Council of the UNESCO World Heritage organization in Thailand, Halong Bay is officially recognized Natural Heritage , said global value of world natural heritage Ha Long Bay.
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