Halong Bay
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31 Jul
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site and
one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, Ha Long Bay has made it
far in the travel and tourism industry. Boasting its million
years old limestone formations and friendly locals, this place
contributes to the huge development of Vietnams economic rise.
Visiting Ha Long Bay should be in every persons bucket list.
Rich in history, culture, and traditions, the region of Ha Long
has long proved that its charm and beauty can offer tons of
opportunities for all locals and visitors. Whether you go on a
cruise or see the beauty from the top of a hotel, you will
surely have an amazing time in this natural world heritage.
Ha Long Bay spread on an area of around 1,553 km2, including
1,969 islets, most of which are limestone topped with thick
jungle vegetation, rising spectacularly from the ocean. The core
of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775
islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million
years of karst process in different conditions and environments
before reaching its current state.
The karst landscape of Ha Long Bay is of international
significance and of fundamental importance to the science of
geomorphology. There are 2 types of karst landscape, they are
the Fengcong karst (islets in group and in cone shape) and the
Fenglin karst (independent islets and in tower shape). The
Fengling karst, which is the type present in much of Ha Long
Bay, is the most extreme form of limestone landscape
development. If these karst landscapes are broadly compared in
terms of their height, steepness and number of their limestone
towers to assess the value of geomorphology, Ha Long Bay is
probably second in the entire world only to Yangshou, in China.
The diversity of caves in Ha Long Bay is also notable with
dozens of caves classified in 3 types, each types have its own
characters and distinct beauty.