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DESCENDING DRAGON
Imagine a mystical landscape of turquoise water sprinkled with thousands of jagged, limestone islands. The Halong archipelago is one of the world’s natural wonders – a bay with more than 3,000 islands, which time, wind and waves have sculpted into fantastic shapes. The best way to appreciate this magical scene is from a boat, cruising between these karst cliffs, which loom like rocky spires and hidden caves.
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Where dragons sleep: According to legend, a dragon dove into the sea at Halong Bay. As it descended, its thrashing tail chured up thousands of boulders, which now stand as islands |
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In this enchanted setting, you wouldn’t be surprised to catch sight of a mermaid slipping from her rocky perch, or a sea serpent rising from the deep. In Vietnamese, Ha Long means ‘where the dragon descends into the sea’, in reference to the bay’s legendary origins. According to an ancient tale, Halong Bay was formed by a dragon, which descended from the northern mountains, gouging out deep valleys with its flailing tail. When the dragon sank into the sea, water flowed into these valleys, leaving thousands of steep peaks to rise above the waves. These cliffs are riddled with caves, some of which are easily accessible. With some magnificent stalagmites and stalagtites, these caverns are well worth exploring.
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