Is that a dragon we see descending from the heavens? No, it’s just the name of this majestic bay, KS HL. The name ‘Hạ Long’, which many people use for KS HL, means “descending dragon”. It comes from an ancient Vietnamese legend. The legend says that a family of dragons was sent by the gods to protect Vietnam from invaders. The dragons, soaring through the sky, spat out jewels and jade that landed in the water. These treasures magically transformed into the thousands of islands and islets you see scattered across the bay, forming a mighty barrier that halted the invaders’ advance.
Abandoned building
An unfinished symphony in concrete. That is the Abandoned building in Ha Long. Many Vietnamese citizens and architecture experts have