Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago recognised as world natural heritage
UNESCO announced the addition of a Vietnamese location to its list of world natural heritage sites at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 16. The Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago is Vietnam’s first inter-provincial UNESCO-listed world heritage site.
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Ha Long Bay is likened to a great work of visual art of nature with thousands of rocky islands of all shapes and sizes, numerous magnificent caves gathering into a world that is both vivid and mysterious. Many international travel websites regularly put Ha Long Bay on the list of the world's most beautiful places.
In addition to developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector able to contribute 15% to gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2030, the northern province of Quang Ninh - home of the world heritage site of Ha Long Bay - is also striving to turn itself into a national tourism hub.
Recently, “Love in the bay by Ambassador Cruise”, a program with the combination of tourism and music, was held for 10 consecutive nights on Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province. The unique tourism model had attracted up to 5,000 visitors.
Within the framework of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians, on September 17, young global parliamentarians visited Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province.
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh province and neighbouring Hai Phong city has been officially recognised as a world natural heritage.
Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang have been named among the 16 most favourite UNESCO world heritage wonders in Southeast Asia by leading UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust.
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh province and neighbouring Hai Phong city has been officially recognised as a world natural heritage sites.
