Beautiful Halong Bay dreaming as stepped out from the fairy tales !

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Halong Bay Vietnam is one of the famous sites in Vietnam. It is placed in the Tonkin Gulf and is surrounded by Ha Long City. Its peaceful and natural beauty makes it one of the most remarkable areas on the earth.


halong bay tours,paradise cruise halong bay is drowned Karst landscape, which denotes that it was formed by the regression and transgression of the sea over millions of years. There were times when HaLong Bay was placed deep in the sea before the levels start to drop. The process has cycled over millennia so that it has made remarkable formations in the limestone around the bay. There are 100 of these limestone specs to be seen in Ha Long Bay tours, and they continue to replace with the passage of time. There are so many grottos and caves that have been etched into the rocks as water stages changed.

History

Experts have found evidence that prehistoric humans lived in the place as long ago as 18,000 BC. In later years, the HaLong Bay became a war place as the residents fought to keep power of their lands. It is now bustling with visitors and is often a finishing place for business fisherman.

The name Halong Bay in Vietnam comes from domestic legend about how the bay was formed. The legend says that a dragon lived in the mountains, his tail would hit the rocks, and he flew toward the sea, which would break off pieces and leave big holes. The dragon then move into the sea, which caused the water increase. For this reason, the bay titled descending dragon bay or Halong Bay.