A wide range of photographs and keepsakes of Ha Long Bay and other World
Cultural Heritage sites in Vietnam are on display at an exhibition held
in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 31.
The
exhibits include the 90 best photos of Ha Long Bay and 8 prize-winning
souvenir designs capturing the beauty of the bay, which were carefully
selected from recent contests.
The exhibition is part of
activities marking two decades of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a World
Natural Heritage site by UNESCO (December 17, 1994 – 2014).
The recognition acknowledges the bay’s exceptional rock cave and
limestone mountain system, which took millions of years to form, as well
as its outstanding biodiversity.
Since becoming a World
Heritage site, Ha Long Bay has welcomed nearly 25 million visitors,
contributing to turning Quang Ninh province into a tourism magnet.
Besides Ha Long Bay, Vietnam has seven cultural and natural World
Heritage sites which are the Complex of Hue Monument, Hoi An Ancient
Town, My Son Sanctuary, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, the Central
Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi, the Citadel of the
Ho Dynasty and the Trang An Landscape Complex (2014).-VNA