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Con Son - Kiep Bac relic and             food and trained soldiers in the
tourist attraction cluster               resistance wars against Nguyen
                                         Mong invaders in the 13th century.
Con Son relic site in Chi Linh District  The center of the relic site
(Hai Duong Province), about 70km         contains the Saint Tran Temple
from Hanoi, includes a complex of        built in the early 14th century.
mountains with pine forest, rivulets
and many famous relics such as Con       Cat Ba island
Son pagoda, Nguyen Trai temple,
Gieng Ngoc, Fairy Alta, Thach Ban        Cat Ba is an archipelago with 367
flagstone. Originating from the Tran     islands of various sizes, distributed
dynasty, Con Son was one of three        mainly in Lan Ha bay succeeding
centers of Truc Lam Zen (Con Son,        Ha Long bay. The main island is Cat
Yen Tu, Quynh Lam). This land has        Ba covering about 100km2 and 30
been associated with the names           nautical miles from Hai Phong port.
and careers of many Vietnamese           Cat Ba archipelago is recognized
celebrities such as Tran Nguyen          as a World Biosphere Reserve by
Dan, Huyen Quang and Nguyen Trai.        UNESCO. Cat Ba National Park
                                         covers 15,200ha including 9,800ha
Kiep Bac historic and cultural           forest and 5,400ha sea to create
relic site in Hung Dao Commune,          an ideal ecological environment.
Chi Linh District (Hai Duong),           Coming to Cat Ba, you can bathe in
5km from Con Son, is where               Cat Co Beach 1, Cat Co Beach 2, Da
Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc                 Bang Beach, Ben Beo Beach and Co
Tuan established his base, stored

                                         Cat Ba at night
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