Halong Bay, Beautiful and Popular Tourist Attraction in Vietnam

The beauty of Halong Bay is centered in karsta limestone landscape that forms pillars beauty along the sides.

IPHEDIA.com - Halong Bay or Halong Bay is inside Tonkin Bay, Quang Ninh Province, one of the most popular and iconic tourist destinations in Vietnam. Halong Bay has more than 1,600 large islands and several smaller islands which form beautiful and amazing white limestone lumps.

Nevertheless, Halong Bay - the Ha Long Bay - which means "descending dragon's bay" in Vietnamese, with the limestone islands rising spectacularly from the sea uninhabited. Because, some of the islands are steep and barren by limestone and only enough to enjoy its beauty.

Halong Bay was named a national site in 1962 by the Vietnamese government which subsequently became a National Landscape Site under the legal and cultural heritage of the Vietnamese government as stipulated in a 2009 regulation. Meanwhile, land ownership is held directly by the local provincial government.

This tourism object and historical heritage is also directly protected by a number of laws that apply nationally and includes several government decisions.

Since 1994, Halong Bay, which is near the border with the People's Republic of China and is 170 km away from Hanoi, has been designated a world heritage by UNESCO. Then in 2012, the bay became one of the 7 wonders of the world version of the New 7 Wonders Foundation.

From Hanoi City, going to Halong Bay takes around 3 hours. It is located approximately 165 km from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam itself. The extent of approximately 43,400 ha and including 1,600 large islands in it with stunning views of towering limestone rocks.

The beauty of Halong Bay is centered in karsta limestone landscape that forms pillars beauty along the sides. Moreover, coupled with the existence of arches and caves formed by erosion and abrasion around tourist destinations add to the beauty of Halong Bay. (as/ip)