Halong Bay (Vịnh Hạ) is a
body of water in north
Vietnam in the
Gulf of Tonkin near the border with
China. Its name means "Bay of the Descending
Dragon" in
Vietnamese. The bay consists of a dense cluster of 1969
limestone monolithic
islands, each topped with thick jungle vegetation, which rise spectacularly from the ocean.Photo credit:
David Stewart
Halong Bay (Vịnh Hạ) is a
body of water in north
Vietnam in the
Gulf of Tonkin near the border with
China. Its name means "Bay of the Descending
Dragon" in
Vietnamese. The bay consists of a dense cluster of 1969
limestone monolithic
islands, each topped with thick jungle vegetation, which rise spectacularly from the ocean.Photo credit:
David Stewart