Ha Long Bay Photo 4

Ha Long Bay

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December 24th 2010
"Ha Noi" means "the city inside the river". This name was given to the place in 1831 by their king. We left around 8 30 for the bay with our guide Thio (pronounced "Tao") and he explained a few things to us along the way about their culture. It was very foggy and he said it is like that all year except for in the summer. Also, their main crop is rice (they're the #2 exporter in the world) and t ... 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