Tourists visiting Ha Long Bay

Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, about 180 km from Hanoi, is known as the tourist paradise of the North. With a favorable location, modern infrastructure and a developed transportation system, Ha Long City attracts tens of millions of domestic and foreign tourists every year. Of which, Ha Long Bay has an area of ​​1,553 square kilometers including 1,900 large and small limestone islands with vivid shapes. The bay has been honored many times by UNESCO as a natural wonder of the world and is a must-see tourist destination.

Join Vietnam.vn tourists to experience Ha Long Bay, one of the 7 New Natural Wonders of the world and twice recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage, through the photo series "Tourists visiting Ha Long Bay" by author Duong Van Toan. The photo series shows you the exceptional beauty of Ha Long created by the contrasting beauty, harmonious combination, and liveliness of the islands and caves. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Ha Long Bay is a unique heritage because this place contains important traces in the process of formation and development of the earth's history, is the cradle of ancient Vietnamese people, and is also a great work of art created by nature with the presence of thousands of rocky islands of various shapes, with many interesting caves converging into a world that is both vivid and mysterious. Besides, Ha Long Bay is also a place of high biodiversity with typical ecosystems along with thousands of extremely rich and diverse species of flora and fauna. This place is also associated with the heroic cultural and historical values ​​of the nation.

Considered a work of art by nature with thousands of large and small islands of majestic and vibrant beauty, Ha Long Bay is not only a familiar destination for domestic and foreign tourists.

Traveling to Ha Long, visitors not only admire the extremely wild and beautiful natural scenery, but also explore the beautiful and mysterious caves, located deep in the limestone mountains undulating on the sea surface. The caves all have the same characteristics with limestone stalactites formed by seawater erosion thousands of years ago, creating very unique shapes. Combined with the colorful lighting system, the beauty inside the caves is even more sparkling and magnificent.

The weather in Ha Long is divided into two distinct seasons: summer – from May to October and dry season – from November to the end of April. The average annual temperature is 25ºC, quite ideal for outdoor tours. With diverse vegetation and favorable climate, you can travel to Ha Long Bay at any time of the year.

If Sapa “evokes nostalgia” with its wild and majestic emerald green mountains, Ha Long’s nature is mysterious and enchantingly poetic. This is definitely a tourist destination that produces “million-like” photos that you must visit this summer. In addition, you can also take a boat trip to see the scenery during the day, sleep overnight on the bay, fly a seaplane to see the whole view from above… these are experiences that tourists should try at least once.

With the favor that nature has bestowed, Ha Long is always an attractive destination for domestic and international friends, a highlight of the tourism industry, and one of the growth drivers of Quang Ninh's economy.

In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" will continue to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website.   https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values:
– 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND
– 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND
– 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND
– 10 Consolation prizes: 5,000,000 VND
– 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND
The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the announcement ceremony and award prizes and certificates on live television broadcast of Vietnam Television.

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