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Happy Halong Bay

December 5th 2007
Halong Bay is in the north coastal area of Vietnam, 1969 islands can be found in the bay. Not many inhabitable. Ha Long means: dragon descending. It’s from a local legend, about a dragon coming down the hills to the bay, spitting out pearls that formed islands and mountains to stop an enemy. We had a great trip around Halong Bay. 9 friendly and fun people on the junk made it a super trip. Dane ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

Vietnamese Flag 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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