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Vinh Ha Long

Ha Long Bay (the bay where the dragon landed) is a small bay on the west coast of the Gulf of Tonkin in the South China Sea area of North Vietnam, including the sea islands of Ha Long City, Cam Pha City and part of the district Van Don Island.

Is the center of a large area there are elements more or less similar in geology, geomorphology, landscape, climate and culture, with Bai Tu Long Bay northeast of Cat Ba Island and southwest, Ha Long Bay restricted area of ​​1.553km ² including 1,969 islands, mostly limestone islands, of which the core area of the Gulf has an area of ​​334km ² clustered dense 775 islets [1]. Tectonic history of the Gulf of limestone spent about 500 million years to ancient geographic circumstances are very different; and evolution carxto fully experienced over 20 million years with a combination of factors such as thick limestone floors, hot and humid climate and tectonic processes improve the overall slow [2]. The combination of environment, climate, geology, geomorphology, Ha Long Bay has made to become clustered biodiversity of forest ecosystems include evergreen moist tropical rain and coastal and marine ecosystems with many small coastal ecosystems [3]. 14 endemic plant species [4] and about 60 endemic species [5] have been found among the thousands of animals and plants in the Bay colony.