Quan Lan island
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8 Aug
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Quan Lan Island belongs to Bai
Tu Long Bay; part of an island range on the outside of the gulf
of Bac Bo. It has an area of 11 sq. km, and features eight
populated hamlets. Quan Lan Island stretch toward East – West
from the foot of Van Don Range to the Got Mount with many high
mountains to the east barring waves and winds, protect the
villages. The island is situated on an important navigation
route that connects China, Japan, Thailand and Philippines to
Vietnam. Along two sides of the island are tens kilometres of
sand beaches. This is the endless resource for glass making
which the sea gives to man and it is also the extremely
interesting tourism
Since the 11th century, Quan Lan had been one of the centres of
the ancient commercial port of Van Don, which was animated and
prosperous at the time. Today, there are still many vestiges
linked to the ancient commercial port. This also explains why
the island, lying deep in the sea, has the large pagodas and
archaeological sites seen today. On the island there is the Quan
Lan Communal House built in the 18th century; exceedingly
beautiful and almost entirely preserved. Next to it is Quan Lan
Pagoda (Linh Quang Tu), which is dedicated to Buddha and God
Lieu Hanh. The pagoda also worships the statue of old Hau, a
local person who made lots of contributions to the construction
of the pagoda. The statue features a gentle and cheerful old
woman, which adds an original character to the pagoda. Beside
Quan Lan Pagoda lies Nghe Quan Lan (Duc Ong) Shrine, which is
dedicated to Pham Cong Chinh, a local people who participated in
the historical Van Don battle against the Yuan invaders. He was
later honored as a god. Quan Lan has many valuable sea products
such as octopuses, butterfish, mackerel, holothurian, shrimp,
and sa sung.