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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.
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.
It, along with the eastern part known colloquially as Hòn Gai, together make up the city of Hạ Long. [2] Known as the city's "tourism zone", many hotels, beach resorts and other tourism hotspots are located within Bãi Cháy. [3] The ward was linked to Hòn Gai via a ferry line until the inauguration of the Bãi Cháy Bridge in 2006. [4]
Quảng Ninh, anglicized as Quangninh, is a province along the northeastern coast of Vietnam.It is about 153 km (95 mi) east of Hanoi, comprising four cities, two district-level towns and seven rural districts.
Halong may refer to: Ha Long, also known as Hong Gai, the capital city of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam; Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam; Halong naval base, an Indonesian Navy (previously Dutch) facility on the island of Ambon; Typhoon Halong, a pacific typhoon name.
Cửa Ông Temple is situated on a high hill, approximately 100m above sea level, in Zone 9A of Cửa Ông Ward, Cẩm Phả City, Quảng Ninh Province. The temple is located about 40 km northeast of the city center of Halong City. The total planned area of Cửa Ông Temple is 12,125 hectares.
Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Cát Bà Island is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 262.41 km 2 (101.32 sq mi) [1] [a] that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay.