Ha Long Bay Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Ha Long Bay
"Ha Long" means "Bay of Descending Dragons" (Chinese: 下龙湾;Xiàlóngwān), though prior to the 19th century this name was not recorded in any document or archive. When mentioning the present-day Quang Ninh Sea or Ha Long Bay, old histories often referred to them by the names ofAn Bang,Luc ThuyorVan Don. Not until the late-19th century did the name ofHa Long Bayappear on a French maritime chart. TheHai Phong News, a French newspaper of the time, had an article,Dragon appears on Ha Long Bay, reporting the following story: In 1898 a sub-lieutenant named Lagredin, skipper of theAvalanse, reported seeing a huge sea snake in Ha Long Bay. This was also witnessed by many of the crew. Thus emerged the European image of the Asian dragon. Whether this appearance of a strange animal resembling a dragon re
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