At the Harbour

Boats hussle for places in Ha Long Barbour

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January 2nd 2008
Ha Long Bay (Vin Ha Long) is quite simply, the most incredible natural environment I have ever seen. The name means 'Dragon Descending'. The name originates from a local legend of the celestial dragon and her offspring, who were ordered by the Jade Emperor to halt an invasion from the sea. The dragons spewed out bits of jade that turned into the islands of Ha Long Bay. There are about 1600 limesto ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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