Ha Long bay a 1553 km2 area comprising 1969 islands belonging to Quang Ninh province is a remarkable landscape in the North - East of Viet Nam.

Since december the 14th 1994 at the 18th session of the World Heritage Commission in Phuket- Thailand Ha Long Bay has been inscribed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The decision of recognizing Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage area confirms the exceptional and universal value of this landscape.

For Vietnamese people Ha Long Bay is not only a great landscape but it is also a sacred and longstanding symbol of the country. In the Vietnamese people's consciousness the stone islands in Ha Long Bay are not only limestone but biotic. When the Nation was in danger Mother- dragon and her children landed and stay forever to depend the country.

The system of grottos in multiform islands in Ha Long Bay are really heavenly palaces in the world. But Ha Long is not only beautiful within range of the traveller's vision but also within their profound mind with respect to the far- off past and changes of nature and cultural history. Visiting Ha Long Bay travellers can see the remains left by primitive people at the last 20000 years. Three famous prehistory cultures continuously developed in this lanscape from the late paleolithic age to age to early metal age. They are the Soi Nhu culture Cai Beo culture and Ha Long culture.

Ha Long Bay is also the ideal object for scientific reseach in geolgy geography biology oceanography biodiversity study.. etc.

Welcome to Ha Long a remarkable landscape a warm soul nature area with its history agony and happiness along withus in finding the wonders being under cover of this famous Heritage.