It is located on the island of Luzon and spreads along the eastern shore of Manila Bay at the mouth of the Pasig River.
View moreThis dish is flavored with Cinnamon, Tamarind sauce, and sugar, topped with roasted peanuts and bay leaves, it's made with coconut milk, potatoes, and chicken or tofu for vegetarians.
View moreLocated in the Quang Ninh province of Vietnam is Halong Bay.
View moreThis bay is famous for its more than 1960 limestone, rocky, tall islands which are rich in tropical vegetation.
View moreHalong Bay is approximately 579 square miles in size and is home to approximately 1600 fishermen who live in floating villages.
View moreThe rich biodiversity of the bay, and its beauty and its history has captured the interest of many throughout the ages.
View moreHalong Bay means 'descending dragon bay'.
View moreLegend states that gods sent dragons, who dropped jewels and jade from their mouths into the bay, creating the islands.
View moreThe bay extends 120km along the coastline and is 1,553 square kilometers in size.
View moreThere are 450 different mollusks and 200 different species of fish in Halong Bay.
View moreMost of the islands in Halong Bay are limestone.
View moreThe most famous grottos in Halong Bay are Heavenly Residence Grotto (Thien Cung), Surprise Grotto (Sung Spot), Driftwood Grotto (Dau Go) and Three Palace Grotto (Tam Cung).
View moreThe grottos in Halong Bay are some of the most spectacular in the world.
View moreNguyen Tai, a scholar and poet wrote about Halong Bay 500 years ago, calling it 'rock wonder in the sky'.
View moreThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam listed Halong Bay in the National Relics and Landscapes publication in 1962.
View moreUNESCO classified the core of Halong Bay as a World Heritage Site in 1994.
View moreHo Chi Minh, who was both the prime minister and the president of Vietnam at different times, called Halong Bay 'the wonder that one cannot impart to others'.
View moreMany of the species of endangered fish in Halong Bay are being threatened by the game fishing that occurs near the coral reefs.
View moreHalong Bay was classified as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2012.
View moreIn Hudson Bay, there is an area that has less gravity than the rest of the world.
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