Ha Long - Bay of the Descending Dragon The end of the Vietnam war, and the advent of Doi moi , Vietnam's policy of opening its economy to foreign trade, means that Westerners and South Vietnamese now have a chance to visit Ha long. Vinh Ha Long or Bay of the Descending Dragon is often touted by proud Vietnamese as the world's Eighth wonder. One of the main attractions of Ha long is the bay's ...

Ha Long Bay Vietnam Inscribed :1994, 2000 Criteria: N (i) (iii) Justification for Inscription: Report of the 18th Session of the Committee Report of the 24th Session of the Committee Brief description: Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1600 islands and islets forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are ...

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Ha Long Bay - a World Heritage Ha Long bay a 1553 km2 area comprising 1969 islands belonging to Quang Ninh province is a remarkable landscape in the North - East of Viet Nam. Since december the 14th 1994 at the 18th session of the World Heritage Commission in Phuket- Thailand Ha Long Bay has been inscribed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The decision of recognizing Ha Long Bay as a World ...