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Hoàn Kiếm Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Hoàn Kiếm, chữ Hán: 湖還劍, meaning "Lake of the Returned Sword" or "Lake of the Restored Sword"), also known as Sword Lake (Hồ Gươm) or Tả Vọng Lake (Hồ Tả Vọng), is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.
Turtle Tower The tower is located on an island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. The Turtle Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇), also called the Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam.
Đức urged people to protect this animal and is quoted as saying, “We hope that we will find a partner for the turtle in Hồ Gươm, so that our legendary animal could avoid extinction.” Believing the turtle to be different from R. swinhoei, he is against the idea of crossbreeding turtles of the two kinds. [9] The turtle died in 2016. [21]
The cave was found by a man named Hồ Khanh in 1991. The local jungle men were afraid of the cave for the whistling sound it makes from the underground river . However, not until 2009 was it made known to the public when a group of British scientists from the British Cave Research Association , led by Howard and Deb Limbert, conducted a survey ...
During the 1990s, Hồ Khanh was living as a very poor man, trying to earn an honest living in Bố Trạch. During a jungle expedition to extract agarwood in 1991, Hồ Khanh reportedly discovered an enormous cave entrance, with a wide river flowing out of it. Without any rope or gear, Khanh did not venture further into the cave.
Prince Harry is on the campaign trail!. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Duke of Sussex, 40, appeared in a video to encourage people to send in nominations for the 2025 WellChild Awards.. The annual event ...
Núi Cốc Reservoir (Vietnamese: Hồ Núi Cốc) is an artificial lake, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the city of Thái Nguyên in Thái Nguyên Province, Vietnam, in Tam Đảo National Park. It is a popular visitor attraction on account of the legend associated with the 89 islands within the lake.
Jack Hoffman, a young cancer patient and Nebraska fan who scored an iconic touchdown during the Cornhuskers’ spring game in 2013, died on Wednesday.