Ha Long Bay named among world’s 35 most beautiful natural wonders
US newspaper names Ha Long Bay among world’s 35 most beautiful natural wonders
US-based newspaper Business Insider has made a list of 35 most beautiful natural wonders around the world, in which Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay claimed a place.
Hanoi (VNA) - US-based newspaper Business Insider has made a list of 35 most beautiful natural wonders around the world, in which Vietnam’s HaLong Bay claimed a plꦍace.
According to the news website, the beauty of Ha Long Bay in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh makes it one of Vietnam’s top tourist sites.It also recommends that tourists see the UNESCO-recognised site’sawe-inspiring limestone towers by boat. The bay’s floating mountains and emerald-greenwaters have been used as the set for films like Kong: Skull Island. Other Asian natural wonders praised by Business Insider include theStone Forest, Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park and Tianmen Cave inChina, Tegalalang Rice Terrace in Indonesia, and Jeju Island in the Republicof Korea. Previously, Ha Long Bay was ranked 14th in Business Insider’s list ofthe 100 most beautiful UNESCO World Heritages in 2018. Recognised twice by the UNESCO as a global heritage site for itslandscape and geological value, Ha Long Bay has become a magnet for visitors.Last year, Quang Ninh province welcomed 12.3 million visitors, including 5.2 millionforeigners, and earned 24 trillion VND (1.03 billion USD) in tourism revenue.-VNA
A high ranking delegation from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) toured the World Heritage site Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 27.
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Ha Long Bay (Source: VNA) 
