Next year, Việt Nam will celebrate National Tourism Year in Quảng Ninh. John Ball traces the origin of the province’s world famous Hạ Long Bay to a vast plain that embraced Việt Nam and Cambodia and spread all the way, like a giant tongue, down to the tip of Java. This land mass was known as Sundaland. Until five or six thousand years ago, the Red River flowed through Hạ Long Bay, which was then dry land, and down through a vast fertile plain that ended near the tip of what is now Hainan Island. Most of this plain is now buried under the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. In those ancient times, the river flowed into a sea that was about 120 metres below its present level, like most seas and oceans around the world. However, as the earth began warming 27,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age, seas around the world began rising gradually until they reached their present levels about 5,000 years ago. The inundation, part of a world event referred to in ancient Mesopotamian texts and the Bible, swamped a vast area of coastline around the world, particularly in South-east Asia and Australia to the South. This gave birth to oral histories still repeated by native people in Australia and New Guinea – and by all ethnic groups throughout Việt Nam. An article on the subject by the late ethnologist Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, The Flood Myth and Origin of Ethnic Groups…
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Ha Long city in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has issued a plan on intensifying measures to protect aquatic resources in Ha Long Bay - a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site - during the 2017-2020 period. A corner of Ha Long Bay The plan aims to strengthen environmental protection, protect and reproduce aquatic resources, and put an end to all fishing activities in the absolute protection zone in the bay.It also seeks to raise awareness of obeying the State, Quang Ninh province and Ha Long city’s regulations on seafood exploitation activities.The plan is expected to be implemented from October…... [read more]
A new seaplane service will launch next year transporting tourists from Ha Long Town to Co To Island off the coast of Quang Ninh Province. The Quang Ninh provincial administration has signed off on a proposal from a private company to sell flights across the bay, offering visitors to the world-renowned site an alternative to the many ships that cruise its waters. The new seaplane service operated by the Hanoi-based Hai Au Aviation will take 20 minutes for a round trip between Tuan Chau Port in Ha Long Bay and Co To Island. Hai Au already offers flights between Hanoi…... [read more]
More than 500 tourist boats in Ha Long Bay will be decorated with white details instead of being repainted white totally to “renovate” the site’s tourism sector, the VnExpress newswire quoted a local official as saying Saturday. Vu Thi Thu Thuy, vice chairwoman of the People’s Committee in the northern province of Quang Ninh made the statement about one week after the committee announced that all the boats will have to be painted white as of this April 30, an order objected to by local businesses, tourists and the public. According to Thuy, changing the colour of the bay’s tourist…... [read more]
(Cinet)- Located in the Northeastern region of Vietnam, Ha Long Bay has a total area of 1553 km2 with nearly 2000 big and small islands. The Bay is exampled as a naturally gigantic architectural work or a string of magnificent and sparkling pearls at blue sea. The globally scenic and geological values of Ha Long Bay have been affirmed twice recognized by UNESCO as the World Heritage. Selecting Ha Long Bay as one of “the seven world natural wonders” presents people’s awareness and contribution to maintaining, preserving and honoring a unique natural masterpiece. Ha Long Bay - Museum of valuable…... [read more]
The fishing village in Ha Long bay (Source: cinet.gov.vn)Accordingly, the total investment is estimated at over VND1,698 billion. The project will be carried out at Cua Van area in Ha Long bay and Cai Xa Cong resettlement area in Ha Phong precinct, Ha Long city. Specifically, Cua Van floating culture centre will be built at former Cua Van fishing village, to introduce the spiritual and daily life of fishermen before and after relocation. Apart from introducing documentary films on the material and spiritual life of fishermen, and folk singing performances, the model of a classroom for fishermen’s children will be…... [read more]
They had a working session with local leaders who informed the guests about the potential for and advantages of the province’s socio-economic development.They also gave a brief of the beauty of Ha Long Bay which was recently voted as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Ha Long Bay has been recognized twice as World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).South African NA Speaker Sisulu thanked his hosts for the warm welcome and said he was impressed by the breathtaking beauty of Ha Long Bay. The Speaker also lauded the rapid economic…... [read more]
Will Vietnam benefit if Ha Long Bay is voted as one of the seven new world natural wonders, as it has already twice been recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage?On the occasion of the Republic of Korea Embassy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism opening a showroom at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel to promote the image of Ha Long Bay in support of its race to become one of the seven new world wonders, VietNamNet talked with Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Chien Thang, who is also the Chief of the Vietnam National Administration…... [read more]
The 15th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’srecognition as a world natural heritage was celebrated in the northerncoastal province of Quang Ninh on Dec. 15. Speakingat the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’sCommittee Nguyen Van Doc said that Ha Long Bay’s status as a worldnatural heritage site has helped more people in the world know Vietnam. The Ga Choi (Fighting Cock ) islet on the Ha Long Bay was selected asa symbol of Vietnam’s tourism sector in 2000. The Bay, which was twice recognised by the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its natural beauty in1994…... [read more]
(Cinet)- To express their national patriotism and pride, all the Vietnamese citizens should vote for the world natural heritage “Ha Long Bay” to contribute partly to promoting a beautiful country “Vietnam” as the best attractive and charming tourist destination in the world. Located in the Northeast of Vietnam with thousands of up-and-down islands surrounding sapphire blue sea, Ha Long Bay is regarded as a strange-shaped picture of the nature which is a harmony combination between sculpture and painting Ha Long Bay is considered a natural work of art and a beautiful landscape containing many global values. It has been twice…... [read more]
(Cinet)- Ha Long Bay gained the highest growth in votes in the poll for the seven new world natural wonders on www.new7wonders.com last month. The Bay currently takes the lead in the poll, followed by South Korea’s Jeju Island. On www.new7wonders.com, Ha Long Bay always took the lead in the last several days. In May, Vietnam promoted its advertisement and canvas for the bay with many activities held in Vietnam and abroad. Viet Nam and South Korea have joined hands to vote for Ha Long Bay and Jeju Island. On website http://www.jeju-halong.com, the Vietnamese page, there are over 2,500…... [read more]
