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Van Long eco-tourism in Ninh Binh

Tien Beach and more. Also, you can     Sot. Each cave is associated with
visit Trung Trang cave, Hoa Cuong      interesting legends.
cave or join in ecological tours in
Cat Ba National Park and in Phu        Coming there, tourists can travel
Long Commune.                          by boat to visit islands, floating
                                       fishing village, discover natural
Ha Long bay                            beauties, visit historic and cultural
                                       relics (Bai Tho mountain, Duc Ong
Ha Long bay - one of new world         temple, Long Tien pagoda), fish
seven wonders, has been recognized     market to study cultural values
as a World Natural Heritage by         and even kayak.
UNESCO for aesthetic and geological
- geomorphologic uniqueness. It        Yen Tu
lies on a total area of 1,553km2 with
1,969 lively and grandiose islands.    Yen Tu relic site is a complex of
Ha Long bay is part of the Gulf of     pagodas, hermitages, towers and
Tonkin, located between Lan Ha         ancient tree forests and is regarded
bay and Bai Tu Long bay. It includes   as a famous mountain of Vietnam.
the coastal area of Ha Long City,      Yen Tu is considered the center
Cam Pha Town and part of Van Don       of Buddhism of the old Dai Viet
Island District.                       country and the origin of Truc Lam
                                       Zen who was associated with the
There are two types of islands in      Buddhist King Tran Nhan Tong
Ha Long: limestone islands and         (1258 - 1308). Vast Yen Tu now
schist islands. The bay has been       has 11 pagodas and hundreds of
developed by various activities        the most famous hermitages and
for hundreds of millions of years.     towers: Trinh temple, Hoa Hien
Ha Long bay has many wonderful         pagoda, Dong pagoda (on the
caves such as Dau Go, Thien Cung,      highest peak 1,068m from the sea
Bo Nau, Trong, Trinh Nu and Sung       level). An Ky Sinh statue, ancient

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