Halong Bay – The World Heritage Site
“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)
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