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Ha Long bay a 1553 km2 area comprising 1969
islands belonging to Quang Ninh province is a
remarkable landscape in the North - East of Viet
Nam.
Since december the 14th 1994 at the 18th session
of the World Heritage Commission in Phuket-
Thailand Ha Long Bay has been inscribed in the
World Heritage List by UNESCO. The decision of
recognizing Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage area
confirms the exceptional and universal value of
this landscape.
For Vietnamese people Ha Long Bay is not only a
great landscape but it is also a sacred and
longstanding symbol of the country. In the
Vietnamese people's consciousness the stone
islands in Ha Long Bay are not only limestone
but biotic. When the Nation was in danger
Mother- dragon and her children landed and stay
forever to depend the country.
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The system of grottos in multiform islands in Ha
Long Bay are really heavenly palaces in the
world. But Ha Long is not only beautiful within
range of the traveller's vision but also within
their profound mind with respect to the far- off
past and changes of nature and cultural history.
Visiting Ha Long Bay travellers can see the
remains left by primitive people at the last
20000 years. Three famous prehistory cultures
continuously developed in this lanscape from the
late paleolithic age to age to early metal age.
They are the Soi Nhu culture Cai Beo culture and
Ha Long culture.
Ha Long Bay is also the ideal object for
scientific reseach in geolgy geography biology
oceanography biodiversity study.. etc.
Welcome to Ha Long a remarkable landscape a warm
soul nature area with its history agony and
happiness along withus in finding the wonders
being under cover of this famous Heritage.
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