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If you are thinking of going for a holiday, you could actually consider going for Halong bay cruises. Halong Bay is located in north Vietnam. In the Vietnamese language, Ha Long Bay means the bay of the descending dragon.
If you visited this area, you will find that there are a lot of islands with unique and unusual shapes. Most of these islands are being named according to their unusual shape. Among some of the examples include the Voi Islet which means elephant, the Ga Choi Islet which is the fighting cock and also the Mai Nha Islet which means the roof. If you are going for Halong bay boat cruises, you will find that there are 989 islands that have been given names due to their unusual shape.
For those of you who go for the Halong Bay cruise, it will definitely be a worthy journey as you learn more about the culture of this country as well. The bay was listed as one of the world heritage by UNESCO at the 18th meeting of the Committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO.
Besides the cruises in halong bay, you will see a lot of boats operated by local fishermen. This is because some of the islands support floating villages of fishermen and thus, it will be natural to see these fishermen. It will be great to learn about the lifestyle of these fishermen. For those of you who love sea creatures, it will also be a great adventure as there are 200 species of fish and 450 different kind of mollusks.
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"Ha Long" is literally translated as "Bay of Descending Dragons." Prior to the 19th century, this name was not recorded in any document or archive. When mentioning the present-day Quang Ninh Sea or Ha Long Bay, old historical books often referred to them by the names of An Bang, Luc Thuy or Van Don. Not until the late 19th century did the name of Halong Bay appear on a French Marine Map. "The Hai Phong News", a French newspaper of the time, had an article, "Dragon appears on Ha Long Bay", reporting the following story: In 1898 a sub-lieutenant named Lagredin, captaining the Avalanse' reported seeing a huge sea snake on Ha Long Bay. This was also witnessed by many of the crews. Thus emerged the European image of the Asian dragon. Whether this appearance of a strange animal looking like a dragon resulted the name of Ha Long Bay is not known (Reference "Quang Ninh: Art and Culture" published in 2002)
