Vietnam Travel is known as the safest Travel destination that also offer travelers outstanding cultural features and natural beauty. Vietnam Travel with so much to see and do in this gem of a country, a wonderful way to experience. Vietnam Travel is undoubtedly through its five World Heritage Sites designated by UNESCO. Vietnam Travel Tours including the breathtaking scenery of Ha Long Bay.
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Ha Long City, Cam Pha Town and part of Van Don District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate and cultural characters. Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km², including 1,960 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km² with a high density of 775 islets.
Nowadays, Ha Long Bay is one of the most popular travel destinations in Vietnam. 500 years ago, Nguyen Trai praised the beauty of Ha Long Bay in his verse Lộ nhập Vân Đồn, in which he called it "rock wonder in the sky". In 1962 the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam listed Ha Long Bay in the National Relics and Landscapes. In 1994 the core zone of Ha Long Bay was listed by UNESCO in its World Heritage Sites according to criteria vii and listed for a second time according to criteria viii. Together with Nha Trang Bay and Lang Co of Việt Nam, Hạ Long Bay is recognized as one of the 33 most beautiful bays of the world.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment