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"Beihai" is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the garden's Chinese name, 北海, meaning "Northern Sea". The name corresponds to the "Central Sea" (中 海, Zhōnghǎi) and "Southern Sea" (南 海, Nánhǎi) immediately to the park's south, still used—under the combined name Zhongnanhai—as the restricted headquarters of China's paramount leaders.
Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng is the national park with the largest area, while the mangrove forests in Xuân Thủy National Park are the national park with the smallest area. Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng is the only national park in Vietnam recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site (since 2003). In addition, part of Bái Tử Long National Park is ...
According to the assessment of UNESCO, "The karst formation of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park has evolved since the Palaeozoic (some 400 million years ago) and so is the oldest major karst area in Asia" and "Phong Nha displays an impressive amount of evidence of earth's history. It is a site of very great importance for increasing our ...
Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Postal romanization: Pakhoi [2]) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan , Hubei , Sichuan , Guizhou , and ...
The literal meaning of the Chinese characters 太液池 is "Great Liquid Pool" or "Great Liquid Pond".. Prior to the Taiye Lake watershed system in Beijing that still exists today known as North, Central and South Seas, the name "Taiye" had honored several lakes in imperial gardens or palaces in various locations that once served as capital cities of imperial China.
Hoang Lien National Park is Vietnam's mountainous Northwest and includes Fansipan, the highest mountain in Vietnam and on the Indochinese Peninsula. [4]The total area of the core national park is 29,845 hectares (115.23 sq mi), which includes a strict protected area of 11,875 ha; a "forest rehabilitation area" of 17,900 ha; and an administration services area of 70 ha. [3]
Nhà thờ họ Hoàng Trần A lineage hall in Vietnam; the inscription reads "Trần Văn lineage temple" from right to left Hall of Ancestors (家先堂 Gia Tiên Đường).
Kindly source the area of the park (69 or 71 ha) and doublecheck that 11th century and 1150 are incorrect dates and construction actually began c. 1179 as currently cited. — Llywelyn II 09:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC) [ reply ]