Halong City – A New Appearance

tranhung — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 09:54:56 +0000

The investment which focuses on urban infrastructure in the recent year made a total change in Halong city appearance. In 2016, the total number tourists come to Halong reached 6.14 million. International visitors were 2.62 million, which earning nearly 5.8 billion. The appearance of the city also changes in accordance with the new stature of a tourist center.

Halong City – A New Appearance

Halong city in the center of Quang Ninh province has an area of 27,195.03 hectares with a national highway 18A which runs through the length of the city. This city also has a seaport, a coastline of 50km length. Halong city is proud of Halong Bay. UNESCO recognized as a World Heritage Site with an area of 434 km².

Halong City turns urban renewal in the main axis, renovate and upgrade many main paths which made many inconvenient for users. On provincial roads 336 and 337, thousands of households donated over 9,500 square meters of land to build roads.

Planning and exhibition of Quang Ninh province on Halong Bay beaches are one of the unique architectural highlights of dolphins. This architecture is unique and impressive art which was built totally by foreign high technology.

Halong City – a new appearance

Dragon Park – new entertainment point

Southeast Asia’s largest theme park, Dragon Park, is part of the Sun World populace Halong Park, the entertainment brand under the Sun Group, has come into operation in early 2017. This event made more people all over the world know about Halong city as the center entertainment of Quang Ninh province in particular and Vietnam in general.

Tourism products are also rich along with the cultural works which create amazing attractions. In addition, many new urban areas overlooking the sea. They gradually create a unique style for the city on both sides of Hon Gai and Bai Chay,… We believe that with this development rate, Halong City will become the most modern city in Viet Nam.

Other new points in Halong City

Large intersections renovated, especially at Bai Chay bridge, is also the main point in this strategy of Halong City. The streets with many buildings have made Halong completely new in the visitor mindset.

Government also upgrade and renovate the old streets, remove many old houses after many years. All of that bring a totally new appearance for a big tourism city of Vietnam. Halong also has the idea of planting trees on the streets which were expanded following theme. With the expectation, in the future, Halong will have flowers, phoenix flower … or “ceramic wall” named of Halong Bay.

We cannot forget to mention to buildings from many strategic investors in and outside the city. They are changing the face of urban such as international hospital Vimec, Halong flower garden, large commercial buildings, …

In 2017, with implementation of many key projects, is contributing to Halong closer to the goal of civilized and hospitality city.

Halong city – city of peace

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Halong Bay Caves – Top 5 Halong Bay Caves

tranhung — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 03:40:47 +0000

Beside beauty of stone, water and sky, legend of history, love… Halong Bay owns attractive mystery even in the dark of caves. Halong Bay Caves is able to compare to “Wikipedia” holding so many scientific and sightseeing values for visitors or anyone explore it.

Halong Bay owns so many caves. According to scientific result from Fauna and Flora International (FFI), living environment is very stable in Halong Bay because of dark and high humidity. Therefore, faunas live in caves not only accommodate to natural severe conditions but also adopt lack of food. So quantity of faunas in caves is very small to compare to outside caves faunas.

Today, almost Halong Bay caves get used to serve tourists for sightseeing and discovery. According to scientists, if tourists concentrate too crowded temperature and carbon will increase to affect natural environment in caves. Therefore, Vietnamese government limited number of persons to visit caves at the period of time. We would like to introduce the most 10 famous caves in Halong Bay for tourists as below.

Surprising Cave (Sung Sot Cave) – Halong Bay Caves

Located in the center of the world heritage named Halong Bay, Sung Sot or Surprising Cave is placed in Bo Hon island and one of the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay and this is also gathered by good-shape limestone which is not able to find in other place.

The road to Sung Sot Cave is under left canopy with stone footsteps, visitors have both enjoying mountain climbing and going to the sky.

The cave is divided into two main parts, the first part look like a large theater. Cave ceiling is covered by a “shimmering” layer with variety of beautiful stalactite, stone statues… all seem between dream and reality. Not ending surprise in the first part, we step to the second part by a small path. This is absolutely a new brilliant scene with a large part to contain even thousands of people. To the peak of cave, we will be surprised by a “paradise” decorated by clean water lake, beautiful landscape, trees and birds are singing. Monkeys are used to get here to find fruit and create agitate in the area.

From the harbor we climb about 50 stone steps and go down about 10 stone steps to reach cave gate with the height of 25 meters. The cave area is widened about 10,000 square meters with thousand of stalactites. In the cave, there is a system of stone paths from gate to the exit with length of 500 m. Two sides of the paths are lampposts and signposts for decoration and lighting. The system of lamps with soft light makes the cave more beautiful.

Sung Sot Cave ceiling has the height of 30 m including concave shapes like decorated softly theater ceiling. Near to the gate, there is huge stones pile up to cave top. This is one of typical limestone cave with high scientific value.

Beside exit gate is a horse-shaped stone and a long sword. Legend said that after battle with invaders Giong God (traditional god) help people here to expel ghosts and devils and then he fly back to the sky. He leave his sword and horse in land to set people’s mind at ease, drive devils away. Today, the cave still has many natural pictures as evidence for the violent battle, horse marks become small lakes or ponds along with broken huge stones.

Visitors is walking in Surprising Cave – Halong bay

Luon Cave – Halong Bay Caves

Luon Cave is located in Bo Hon island, 14 km far from Bai Chay to the south. In front of the cave is Tortoise island, on the right side is Heaven Gate. This place has bristled cliffs, blue and clean water as a mirror in the four seasons. Beside water edge, there is a bow-shaped gate in the foot of island called Luon Cave.

Passing through the gate, we meet a quiet lake with luxuriant trees, high and dangerous rock. Around the lake, each gang of monkey is playing below ancient trees, wild orchids bloom fragrantly, and sea life is exciting below water level…

This is a closed group of islands which connect to the sea by a gate with wide of 4 m, height of 3 m and 100 m in length. The lake in the cave is enclosed by mountain with the area of nearly 1 km². In the cliffs, there are fossil snail skins to prove that people are living here many years ago and this place must be a deep valley.

There is no longer this style of cave in Halong Bay, but the attraction is natural scene. That is the harmonious combination between mountain, sea and trees look like no shortcoming from The Creator.

The gate of Luon Cave in Halong Bay – Halong Bay Caves

Thien Cung Cave (Paradise Cave) – Halong Bay Caves

The cave is located in the southwest of Halong Bay about 4 km far from the habor and placed in Dau Go island with height of 25 meters above sea level. Path to the cave shows high and dangerous cliffs, covered by trees. Passing through a narrow gate, the cave is suddenly opened by space above quadrilateral area with height of 130 m.

The deeper inside cave the more beautiful we are surprised because of splendid stalactite. In the east wall of cave, a monumental and bulky picture appear, inside it there are fairy-tale characters with lithesome and keen lines even every detail.

Exit Thien Cung Cave, we have a feeling to see a “fine art museum” which stores unique, painstaking items made by The Creator’s magical hands to overcome ability and imagination of people.

Legend

The cave is associated with Dragon King legend. People said that after Dragon King help people to defeat invader, Dragon King come back to his cave, in that year drought come, people lose harvest and have to ask Dragon King for help of making rain. There are so many persons left but nobody come back. Finally, an young couple is determined to find Dragon King. Their daughter was born and named as May, she steal Dragon Prince’s heart and get married with him. The marriage is organised in 7 days 7 nights in the center of cave with decoration of painting in the cave ceiling as today.

Thien Cung Cave in Halong Bay

Dau Go Grotto – Halong Bay Caves

Among wonderful Halong Bay, there is a cave with simple name: Dau Go Grotto. The cave is located in Dau Go island. Seeing from a distance, the cave gate is turquoise and medusa shape, walking over 90 stone steps we will reach for the gate. The gate ceiling is 25 m in height, from that hundred of stalactite hang down like a magical waterfall.

The cave is divided into three parts. The outer part has a vault and full of natural daylight, the ceiling look like a huge “oil painting” which describes neglected natural landscape with series of colorful stalactite create many strange shapes according to human imagination, such as a flock of elephants, lions or deer… Standing below vault of cave, we have a feeling to stand in the middle of ancient castle.

Walking across the first part through a narrow gate, we will step into the second part of the cave with vaporous light, new pictures appear sparkling and mysteriously. Stone flowers sometimes hide sometimes emerge similar to both familiar and strange images, to make visitors feel curious and afraid.

Next part of the cave, cave area is suddenly expanded. The end of the cave is a fairy well with clear and brimful water. In vaporous light, we see an ancient citadel around and battle is happening between war elephants, horses, soldiers with full of swords and lances, all seem to be rushing but suddenly turn into stone.

The cave called Dau Go (Wooden Head) because legend told that national hero Tran Hung Dao ordered to prepare many ironwood stake here to set up in Bach Dang river, create a famous sea battle to defeat invader in the history. After that, so many wooden pieces still remain in the cave called Dau Go.

If Thien Cung Cave is modern and imposing, Dau Go Grotto is serene and impressive. The book Merveille de Monde (world wonders) is published by French in 1938 specializes in travel and famous landscapes in the world, called Dau Go Grotto as Grotte des merveilles (Grotto of wonders). That is absolutely correct.

Dau Go Grotto in Halong Bay

Trinh Nu Cave (Virgin Cave) – Halong Bay Caves

Virgin Cave is located in Bo Hon island beside system of Halong Bay Caves… 15 km far from Bai Chay to the south. With fishermen, they treat Virgin Cave as their home. With lovers, they regard as the symbol of love and place to swear with mountain and sea.

Stepping into Virgin Island, we will see a stone virgin girl statue in the middle of cave with long hair, her eyes look toward the sea hopelessly and long desperately form someone.

In front of Virgin Cave is Trong Cave (called Male Cave) with stone boy statue is facing to Virgin Cave. We are able to listen his hopeless shout still to be heard from a distance.

Additionally, Virgin Cave and Trong Cave attract visitors by other legends. Today, if you visit Virgin Cave and meet fishermen here you will hear a love story at the second hand fancifully: “Once upon a time, there are two lovers, they love each other but not able to get married because they are too poor. He decides to get to the open sea for a catch of fish to have money for marriage. And the girl was waiting desperately with no information from her future husband. She is crazy about memory and take a small boat to find the husband. Sea is too large and too many islands, he is not able to hear her shout. He also lose the way to a cave and call the girl desperately. She is exhausted and lay down in the cave, face toward the sea, turn into stone after final call. He is lost in the cave, call the girl desperately, finally turn into stone also – now called Trong Cave”. Today, when boat or cruise go over here visitors seem to hear their call from the caves.

Virgin Cave in Halong Bay

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