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Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long, IPA: [vînˀ hâːˀ lawŋm] ⓘ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả city, and is a part of Vân Đồn district.
Many place-names in Vietnam incorporate the word Long, or Rồng ("dragon" in Vietnamese): Hạ Long Bay (vịnh Hạ Long, lit. "Bay of Descending Dragon"), the section of the Mekong river flowing through Vietnam contains 9 branches and is called Cửu Long ("nine dragons"); Hàm Rồng Bridge (lit."Bridge of Dragon Jaw"), Long Biên Bridge ...
Postcard-perfect scenery greets visitors cruising to Hạ Long Bay in northeast Vietnam. A Unesco World Heritage Site since 1994, Hạ Long, meaning “descending dragon”, is one of Vietnam’s ...
Hạ Long (Vietnamese: [hâːˀ lawŋm] ⓘ | transl. 'descending dragon') is a first-class provincial city and the capital city of Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam.It was found in 1993, when the old capital, Hòn Gai, was merged with Bãi Cháy, the main tourist area.
The name "Ha Long" (descending dragon) is a fairly recent name, first appearing in French nautical maps in the late 19th century. According to the Francophone Haiphong News , dragon-like creatures were sighted in the region several tines by a French captain, in 1898, 1900, and 1902).
“Dragon boating is a fixture of Flushing Bay,” said Judd Faulkner, a rep for the Parks Department, in a statement. “NYC Parks has worked closely with the dragon boating community for decades ...
The Dragon Pavilion or Wanshou Pavilion was one of the buildings of the Song imperial palace. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout its long history. The current design was first built during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing dynasty on the foundations of the old Song imperial palace. It was destroyed several times by ...
Their ship stopped opposite a large rock. At the time there was a very large forest, from which Efflam and his troop, descending from their ship, saw a horrible dragon coming out, which retreated into its cave, about a thousand paces away from the rock. This dragon used to claim human prey of royal blood every year on Christmas Eve.