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  1. A small fishing boat with a green net on grey-green water below steep, tree-covered limestone cliffs.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Forested limestone cliffs rise from calm water in Hạ Long Bay, with a small fishing boat below them.

    Author: Mustang Joe

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam (54527884658).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hạ_Long_Bay,_Vietnam_(54527884658).jpg)

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  2. Sun rays breaking through grey and gold cloud over dark islets, with the light reflected on calm water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Sunlight breaks through cloud above a line of low islets at sunset in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, sunset (20231224a) (53488028132).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_sunset_(20231224a)_(53488028132).jpg)

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  3. Black islet silhouettes along the horizon below an orange glow and grey-blue cloud, over still dark water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A band of orange light lies behind a chain of dark islets at sunset in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Esin Üstün from Istanbul, Turkey

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunset at Ha Long Bay - Vietnam (15664486797).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_at_Ha_Long_Bay_-_Vietnam_(15664486797).jpg)

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  4. Two forested limestone peaks rising from still green-grey water in mist, each mirrored on the surface.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Two limestone peaks and their reflections stand in still water under mist in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Vyacheslav Argenberg

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Rock formations.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam,_Rock_formations.jpg)

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  5. Panoramic view of forested limestone islands and cliffs with two cruise boats on olive-green water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A wide panorama of limestone islands with cruise boats on the water in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay 2019-09 02.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay_2019-09_02.jpg)

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  6. Several sheer limestone towers beside a floating house, with a brown-sailed wooden junk on grey-green water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Tall limestone towers rise from calm water in Hạ Long Bay, with a wooden junk in front of them.

    Author: Ondřej Žváček

    Licence: CC BY 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay.jpg)

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  7. View through green foliage to dark-green limestone islets and small boats on blue-green water under scattered cloud.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Limestone islets and small boats seen from a high viewpoint over the water in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Webkims

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Vietnam-2145504 1920.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam-2145504_1920.jpg)

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  8. High view of emerald-green water with white cruise boats and a landing stage between steep limestone cliffs under a hazy sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Cruise boats and small craft on emerald water between steep limestone cliffs in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Disdero

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay on a sunny day.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay_on_a_sunny_day.jpg)

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  9. A two-masted wooden junk silhouetted on still water, with the sun flaring behind a dark limestone islet in an orange sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A wooden junk is silhouetted on still water as the sun sets behind a limestone islet in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Andrew Crump from London, UK

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, sunset.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_sunset.jpg)

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  10. A red-hulled junk with orange sails on turquoise water, framed by hanging stalactites, with limestone cliffs behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A wooden junk with orange sails on turquoise water, seen between stalactites at a cave mouth in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Arianos

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_bay_vietnam.JPG#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong bay vietnam.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_bay_vietnam.JPG)

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  11. A white multi-deck cruise boat with a small tender on teal water, with tree-covered limestone islands under blue sky and cloud.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A cruise boat and its tender on teal water beside tree-covered limestone islands in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Shyamal

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay 24.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay_24.jpg)

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  12. Wide view across calm grey-blue water to a line of tree-covered limestone islands under a sky with scattered cloud.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Tree-covered limestone islands line a calm stretch of Hạ Long Bay under scattered cloud.

    Author: Clément Chevallier

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View of Halong Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Halong_Bay.jpg)

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  13. A red-hulled junk with orange sails on blue-green water, seen between foliage, with limestone islets and cliffs beyond.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A wooden junk with orange sails on blue-green water, with limestone islets beyond, in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Arianos

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_Cruise_Junk_in_Halong_bay.JPG#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Asia Cruise Junk in Halong bay.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asia_Cruise_Junk_in_Halong_bay.JPG)

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  14. High view of red tourist boats moored at a wooden landing stage below a tall forested headland, with islets in the distance.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Red tourist boats lie moored at a landing stage below a tall limestone headland in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Francesco Paroni Sterbini

    Licence: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay - North East Vietnam.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay_-_North_East_Vietnam.JPG)

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  15. A tall, steep limestone stack topped with trees rising above a small red wooden junk at the bottom left, under a pale blue sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A tall limestone stack rises above a wooden junk in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Adam Jones Adam63

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay - Vietnam - 02.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_-_Vietnam_-_02.JPG)

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  16. A dark two-deck cruise boat with masts at anchor on calm water, with a hazy sun and layered islands behind it.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A cruise boat lies at anchor in the glare of a hazy low sun, with limestone islands behind, in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Vyacheslav Argenberg

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Sunset in Ha Long Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam,_Sunset_in_Ha_Long_Bay.jpg)

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  17. A wooden junk with battened brown sails on pale grey-green water, with faint hills in the haze behind it.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A traditional junk under sail on open, hazy water in Hạ Long Bay, photographed in 1992.

    Author: Bernard Gagnon

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Vietnam junk.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_junk.jpg)

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  18. A teal-walled floating house with a red roof and window on a raft of blue barrels, with other boats and a forested ridge behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A floating house with a red roof stands among fish-farm rafts below a forested ridge in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Gregor Dodson

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, floating village.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_floating_village.jpg)

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  19. A row of colourful floating houses with blue and red roofs on dark green water below a tree-covered limestone cliff.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Floating houses with tin roofs are moored below a limestone cliff in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Jrwooley6

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Home, Sweet Home.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Home,_Sweet_Home.jpg)

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  20. A dog asleep on a wooden deck on white floats beside a yellow-walled house with nets hanging, with a limestone cliff behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A dog sleeps on the deck of a floating house, with fishing nets hung beside it, in a village in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: McKay Savage from London, UK

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Vietnam 08 - 51 - Halong Bay floating village (3170205623).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_08_-_51_-_Halong_Bay_floating_village_(3170205623).jpg)

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  21. A small islet of tilted, layered limestone with clumps of shrubs, a small boat to the left and a green wooded shore behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A small islet of tilted limestone strata stands in the water with a boat in front of it in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Radek Kucharski from Warsaw, Poland

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, The Rock (50213536838).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rock_(50213536838).jpg)

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  22. A lit paved walkway with lamp posts and rope barriers winding through a large cave chamber with rock walls and a high ceiling.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: A paved walkway lined with lamp posts and rope barriers winds through the main chamber of Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: lumoplank

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sung Sot Cave - SungSot1380.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sung_Sot_Cave_-_SungSot1380.jpg)

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  23. A thick limestone column beside a scalloped, softly lit cave ceiling, with a reddish stalagmite at its base and visitors in silhouette at the bottom.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: A thick limestone column stands beside a scalloped ceiling inside Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: Mig Gilbert from Brighton

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Inside Sung Sot Cave, Ha Long Bay 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_Sung_Sot_Cave,_Ha_Long_Bay_2.jpg)

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  24. Brown and cream stalactites and flowstone columns on a cave wall, with a bright opening in the ceiling at the upper right.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: Stalactites and flowstone columns hang in a lit chamber of Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sung Sot Cave, Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam (24) (38513905822).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sung_Sot_Cave,_Ha_Long_Bay,_northern_Vietnam_(24)_(38513905822).jpg)

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  25. High view of white tour boats at anchor on blue water among tree-covered limestone islands, with a cliff edge at the left.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: Tour boats lie at anchor among limestone islands, seen from the high point at the mouth of Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, A view of Ha Long Bay from the high point of Sun Sot cave (31520203451).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_view_of_Ha_Long_Bay_from_the_high_point_of_Sun_Sot_cave_(31520203451).jpg)

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  26. Layered cream flowstone and stalactites on a cave wall, lit with patches of green, orange and blue light.

    Động Thiên Cung: Stalactites and flowstone are lit in green, orange and blue inside Thiên Cung Cave.

    Author: Nguyễn Thanh Quang

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Động Thiên Cung.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Động_Thiên_Cung.JPG)

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  27. Cave formations in a chamber lit in yellow, green and violet, with a visitor just visible at the bottom left.

    Động Thiên Cung: Floodlit stalagmites and flowstone fill a chamber of Thiên Cung Cave.

    Author: xiquinhosilva from Cacau

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Thien Cung Cave (32765284031).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thien_Cung_Cave_(32765284031).jpg)

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  28. A beam of daylight entering through an opening at the upper left of a dark cave chamber, with lit stalactites at the right.

    Hang Đầu Gỗ: A beam of daylight crosses a dark chamber of Đầu Gỗ Cave from an opening above.

    Author: Mustang Joe

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Dau Go cave, Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam (54146979492).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dau_Go_cave,_Hạ_Long_Bay,_Vietnam_(54146979492).jpg)

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  29. A standing rower in a conical hat steers a small boat towards a low tunnel through a limestone island, with another boat of visitors beyond, on bright green water.

    Hang Luồn: A rower steers a boat towards the tunnel of Luồn Cave, beneath a limestone cliff hung with vegetation.

    Author: Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, Hang Luồn (20231224) (53489229669).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_Hang_Luồn_(20231224)_(53489229669).jpg)

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  30. Two kayaks, one yellow and one blue, approach a low cave opening at the base of a grey limestone cliff with a sign reading HANG LUỒN.

    Hang Luồn: Kayaks approach the low entrance of Luồn Cave, beneath a cliff face carrying the cave's name board.

    Author: Mig Gilbert from Brighton

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Luồn Cave (38485887740).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luồn_Cave_(38485887740).jpg)

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  31. Two people in a blue kayak paddling on dark water beneath a pale grey limestone cave ceiling hung with stalactites.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Two kayakers paddle on dark water beneath the stalactite-hung ceiling of a cave in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam (122) (38486423946).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_northern_Vietnam_(122)_(38486423946).jpg)

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  32. Wide panorama over green foliage to limestone islands and small boats on pale green water, under a cloudy sky.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: A wide panorama from the summit viewpoint on Ti Tốp Island, over limestone islands and tour boats.

    Author: Steffen Schmitz

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hạ Long Bay, Ti Tốp Island, 2020-01 CN-01.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hạ_Long_Bay,_Ti_Tốp_Island,_2020-01_CN-01.jpg)

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  33. A steep green island with a small pavilion on its summit and a pale beach at its foot, between limestone cliffs, under blue sky and cloud.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: Ti Tốp Island seen from the water, with its forested peak and the small pavilion on the summit.

    Author: NKSTTSSHNVN

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Đảo Ti Tốp.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Đảo_Ti_Tốp.jpg)

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  34. High view of two small forested islets joined by a narrow spit, with tour boats and wakes on green water and limestone islands beyond.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: Twin islets joined by a narrow spit lie below the viewpoint on Ti Tốp Island, with tour boats on the water.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View of sea from Titov Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, 20240128 1343 3738.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_sea_from_Titov_Island,_Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam,_20240128_1343_3738.jpg)

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  35. High view of large white cruise ships on grey-green water below a rounded, forested limestone island, with further ridges beyond.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: Cruise ships lie at anchor below the Ti Tốp viewpoint, with a rounded limestone island beyond.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View of sea from Titov Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, 20240128 1337 3732.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_sea_from_Titov_Island,_Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam,_20240128_1337_3732.jpg)

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  36. Aerial view of a curved pale beach and a long wooden wharf with moored boats beside dark green water and forest.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: An aerial view of the wharf and crescent beach on Ti Tốp Island, with boats moored alongside.

    Author: Kris Martyn

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ti Top island wharf.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ti_Top_island_wharf.jpg)

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  37. Close view of a heap of pearl oyster shells with pearly interiors in a woven basket.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: Pearl oysters are heaped in a woven basket at a pearl-farming display on Ti Tốp Island.

    Author: Andre Hospers

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay Titov island Pearls.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_Titov_island_Pearls.jpg)

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  38. Two weathered grey limestone stacks with tufts of green on top, leaning towards each other above calm water under a pale blue sky.

    Hòn Trống Mái: The Kissing Rocks (Hòn Trống Mái) are two limestone stacks that lean towards each other in open water.

    Author: Nguyễn Thanh Quang

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long bay The Kissing Rocks.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_bay_The_Kissing_Rocks.jpg)

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  39. Two tall grey limestone stacks leaning towards each other, with a small boat and two tiny figures at the base, in hazy light.

    Hòn Trống Mái: A small boat beside the base of the Kissing Rocks shows how tall the two stacks are.

    Author: Slaza Sándor Laza

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, KissingRocks.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KissingRocks.jpg)

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  40. Steep limestone cliffs lit warm gold by low sun, with a white two-deck cruise boat and a small boat on calm blue-grey water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Low sun lights steep limestone cliffs behind a cruise boat and a small boat in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Mustang Joe

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam3.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam3.jpg)

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  41. Two weathered limestone stacks standing close together in calm water, lit warm by low sun, with tall limestone peaks behind under a pale sky.

    Hòn Trống Mái: The Kissing Rocks (Hòn Trống Mái) stand in warm evening light, with taller limestone peaks behind them.

    Author: Mustang Joe

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam2.jpg)

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  42. Dark limestone cliffs and layered islets reflected in perfectly still water under a pale misty sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Mist and still water mirror steep limestone cliffs at dawn in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunrise, Halong Bay (5678869517).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunrise,_Halong_Bay_(5678869517).jpg)

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  43. A small two-masted wooden junk on still water among limestone islets and their reflections, in pale mist.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A wooden junk lies still among limestone islets in pale morning mist in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: aschaf

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunrise on Halong Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunrise_on_Halong_Bay.jpg)

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  44. A peach-coloured sky over calm water, with dark limestone cliffs at the left and right, a distant stack and one small boat.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Warm evening light falls on calm water between dark limestone headlands in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Ziegler175

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, ICHaLong08.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ICHaLong08.jpg)

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  45. Calm dark-blue water with a small boat at the right and layered limestone islands under a pink and violet sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A small boat crosses calm water under a violet and pink dusk sky in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, The magical colours of dusk! (31489232982).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_magical_colours_of_dusk!_(31489232982).jpg)

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  46. A wooden boat with a canopy at anchor on pink-tinged water, with the sun low behind hazy layered limestone ridges.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A small boat lies at anchor in pink haze as the sun sets behind layered limestone ridges in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Catatine

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunset Halong boat.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_Halong_boat.JPG)

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  47. View from inside a cave under hanging stalactites to green water with several rowing boats carrying visitors and forested limestone cliffs beyond.

    Hang Đầu Gỗ: Rowing boats of visitors wait on green water beyond the mouth of Đầu Gỗ Cave, seen from inside.

    Author: Mustang Joe

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam (54148600009).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hạ_Long_Bay,_Vietnam_(54148600009).jpg)

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  48. A red kayak bow in the foreground on still green water, pointing at a wide rock arch with a small boat of visitors beneath it and bright cliffs beyond.

    Hang Luồn: The bow of a kayak points at the rock arch of Luồn Cave, with a boat of visitors beneath it.

    Author: Arian Zwegers

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay, kayaking (6225407939).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay,_kayaking_(6225407939).jpg)

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  49. Two small kayaks with paddlers, tiny against three tall limestone pillars rising from calm grey water in soft light.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Two kayaks cross calm grey water below tall limestone pillars in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Arian Zwegers

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay, kayaking (6225416547).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay,_kayaking_(6225416547).jpg)

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  50. A rowing boat with a standing rower and visitors entering a low cave arch beneath a pale limestone cliff, over bright green water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Tourist rowing boats pass through a limestone cave arch over bright green water in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: lumoplank

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bay - Halong1414.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bay_-_Halong1414.jpg)

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  51. Overhead view of a small round woven boat with wooden slats on emerald green water, with a tow rope leading away and limestone cliffs beyond.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A small round basket boat is towed over emerald water below limestone cliffs in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Preparetavalise.com

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bateau baie d'halong.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bateau_baie_d'halong.jpg)

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  52. A cluster of floating houses with turquoise walls and red roofs on rafts, on calm water, with green limestone hills behind under a white sky.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Floating houses with turquoise walls stand on calm water below green limestone hills in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Preparetavalise.com

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Habitation baie d'halong.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Habitation_baie_d'halong.jpg)

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  53. Close view of two hands using a knife and tweezers on an oyster held on a wooden block, with white sponge pads beside it.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Hands work on a pearl oyster at a pearl-production stop in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Ji-Elle

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Pearl production in Halong Bay (5).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pearl_production_in_Halong_Bay_(5).jpg)

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  54. Black-and-white view from a height over steep wooded limestone headlands enclosing a cove, with many hazy islets in the distance.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A view from the heights over a cove and distant islets, photographed by André Salles in 1885.

    Author: Salles, André (1860-1929). Photographe

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d%27Along._Panorama_pris_des_hauteurs_de_l%27enceinte_du_Grand_Cirque_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b53013203n_(1_of_2).jpg#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tonkin. Baie d'Along. Panorama pris des hauteurs de l'enceinte du Grand Cirque - (photogr.) A. S(alles) - btv1b53013203n (1 of 2).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d'Along._Panorama_pris_des_hauteurs_de_l'enceinte_du_Grand_Cirque_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b53013203n_(1_of_2).jpg)

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  55. Black-and-white view across still water to tall limestone cliffs, with a white rowing boat and a few tiny figures at the left.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A rowing boat lies on still water below tall limestone cliffs, photographed by André Salles in 1885.

    Author: Salles, André (1860-1929). Photographe

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d%27Along._Enceinte_ext%C3%A9rieur_du_Grand_Cirque_et_son_entr%C3%A9e_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b530131574_(1_of_2).jpg#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tonkin. Baie d'Along. Enceinte extérieur du Grand Cirque et son entrée - (photogr.) A. S(alles) - btv1b530131574 (1 of 2).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d'Along._Enceinte_extérieur_du_Grand_Cirque_et_son_entrée_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b530131574_(1_of_2).jpg)

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  56. Black-and-white view over calm water of a junk with battened sails near rocky islets, with two further junks at the left.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Junks under sail near rocky islets, photographed by André Salles in 1896.

    Author: Salles, André (1860-1929). Photographe

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d%27Along,_du_mouillage_vers_le_large,_n%C2%B01_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b53198713f_(1_of_3).jpg#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tonkin. Baie d'Along, du mouillage vers le large, n°1 - (photogr.) A. S(alles) - btv1b53198713f (1 of 3).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tonkin._Baie_d'Along,_du_mouillage_vers_le_large,_n°1_-_(photogr.)_A._S(alles)_-_btv1b53198713f_(1_of_3).jpg)

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  57. Black-and-white view from a dark cave mouth, past foliage and a rock wall at the right, to a cluster of limestone islets on calm water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A view from a cave mouth over a cluster of limestone islets, photographed around 1906 by J. G. Mulder.

    Author: J. G. Mulder (1869-1922)

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stereofotografie,_SFA219000052.jpg#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Stereofotografie, SFA219000052.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stereofotografie,_SFA219000052.jpg)

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  58. Black-and-white print of a view from under a cave roof hung with stalactites, over still water to wooded limestone peaks.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A view from a cave mouth over a bay, printed as Baie d'Along, Grotte de la Congaye in a 1931 publication.

    Author: Gouv. Général Indochine

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BAIE_D%27ALONG._GROTTE_DE_LA_CONGAYE.jpg#Licensing)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, BAIE D'ALONG. GROTTE DE LA CONGAYE.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BAIE_D'ALONG._GROTTE_DE_LA_CONGAYE.jpg)

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  59. Satellite image of a coastline with dense clusters of small dark islands in turquoise water, a large forested island at the lower left and deep blue water at the lower right.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of the Hạ Long Bay area on the northern coast of Vietnam, with Cát Bà Island in green at the lower left.

    Author: European Space Agency (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, 2025)

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Earth from Space- Halong Bay, Vietnam ESA507338.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_from_Space-_Halong_Bay,_Vietnam_ESA507338.jpg)

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  60. Aerial view of green water with a rocky, forested island at the lower right, scattered boats and limestone islands beyond under a cloudy sky.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: An aerial view of Ti Tốp Island and the surrounding bay, with boats at anchor.

    Author: Kris Martyn

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Aerial view of Ti Top.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Ti_Top.jpg)

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  61. A cluster of palm trees on an empty stretch of pale sand beside calm water under a white sky.

    Bãi tắm Bãi Cháy: Palm trees on the pale sand of Bãi Cháy beach on an overcast morning in January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bai Chay beach, Ha Long, Vietnam, 20240129 0915 3958.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bai_Chay_beach,_Ha_Long,_Vietnam,_20240129_0915_3958.jpg)

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  62. Looking along the deck of the Bãi Cháy Bridge, with cars and motorbikes under yellow stay cables and a blue sky.

    Cầu Bãi Cháy, Hạ Long: Traffic on the deck of the Bãi Cháy Bridge, with the cable stays rising beside the road.

    Author: Phó Nháy

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bãi Cháy Bridge, Hạ Long City, Việt Nam.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bãi_Cháy_Bridge,_Hạ_Long_City,_Việt_Nam.jpg)

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  63. The Bãi Cháy Bridge at night, its pylon and cables lit in yellow, with lamps and a lawn in the foreground.

    Cầu Bãi Cháy, Hạ Long: The cable-stayed Bãi Cháy Bridge lit up at night in Hạ Long city.

    Author: Phó Nháy

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long Bridge night scene.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_Bridge_night_scene.jpg)

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  64. Choppy grey water under a dark sky, with the faint outline of a cable-stayed bridge and a boat in the distance.

    Cầu Bãi Cháy, Hạ Long: The Bãi Cháy Bridge barely visible through rain and low cloud over choppy water, August 2006.

    Author: William Whyte

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, The Halong Bay Bridge.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Halong_Bay_Bridge.jpg)

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  65. Orange and grey clouds over calm water at dusk, with a cable car pylon and a row of tall buildings on the far shore.

    Bãi Cháy, Hạ Long: Bãi Cháy at dusk in September 2023, with a cable car pylon at left and high-rise buildings along the shore.

    Author: Pdhadam

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bai Chay 2023.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bai_Chay_2023.jpg)

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  66. A white plate of golden fried squid patties with a sprig of herbs.

    Hạ Long: Chả mực, a Hạ Long dish of ground squid formed into patties and fried.

    Author: Hoangkid (Đặng Thái Hoàng)

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Chả mực.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chả_mực.jpg)

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  67. A high view over tower blocks and dense streets to a turquoise bay with moored boats, a shore road and limestone islands beyond.

    Hạ Long: An aerial view of Hạ Long city beside the bay, with boats on the water and limestone islands in the distance, September 2019.

    Author: Dratharr

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ha Long 2019 taken by DJI FC220.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha_Long_2019_taken_by_DJI_FC220.jpg)

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  68. A pale sun low over hazy water, with the stay cables of the Bãi Cháy Bridge rising above a headland.

    Cầu Bãi Cháy, Hạ Long: The Bãi Cháy Bridge in hazy light at sunset, seen from the Hạ Long waterfront.

    Author: Colin W

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunset at Halong City - panoramio.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_at_Halong_City_-_panoramio.jpg)

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  69. A high view over the dense rooftops of Hạ Long city, a tower block and the curving shoreline under a hazy grey sky.

    Sun World Hạ Long, Bãi Cháy: Hạ Long city and its shoreline seen from Sun World Hạ Long Park in January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View of Ha Long town from Sun World Halong Park, Vietnam, 20240129 1420 4036.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Ha_Long_town_from_Sun_World_Halong_Park,_Vietnam,_20240129_1420_4036.jpg)

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  70. A white church with a blue dome and spires lit against a black sky, with a lit Christmas tree and a street at the left.

    Nhà thờ Hòn Gai: The rear of the Hòn Gai Catholic Church, floodlit at night in December 2021.

    Author: Pdhadam

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hon Gai Church 2021.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hon_Gai_Church_2021.jpg)

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  71. A white plate of steamed grey clam shells with the flesh showing.

    Hạ Long: Cooked ngán clams (Austriella corrugata), a local speciality on the Hạ Long coast, on a white plate.

    Author: Hoangkid

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ngán.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ngán.jpg)

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  72. A tall white hall with a whale skeleton hanging above a model sailing boat with a brown bat-wing sail.

    Bảo tàng Quảng Ninh: A fin whale skeleton and a model of a bat-wing sailing boat in the entrance hall of the Quảng Ninh Museum.

    Author: Hoangkid

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Quang Ninh Museum entrance hall.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quang_Ninh_Museum_entrance_hall.jpg)

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  73. The angular black glass walls of the Quảng Ninh Museum under an overcast sky, with plant pots and a large lump of coal in front.

    Bảo tàng Quảng Ninh: The black glass facade of the Quảng Ninh Museum in Hạ Long, with its name in large letters and a block of anthracite coal in the forecourt.

    Author: Hoangkid

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Quang Ninh Museum facade 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quang_Ninh_Museum_facade_2.jpg)

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  74. A red cable car cabin hanging from its cable above the roofs of a traditional-style building and a plaza, under a grey sky.

    Sun World Hạ Long, Bãi Cháy: A red cabin of the Queen Cable Car above the Sun World Hạ Long complex in Bãi Cháy.

    Author: Newone

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Newone - Quang Ninh Queen cable car.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newone_-_Quang_Ninh_Queen_cable_car.jpg)

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  75. A blue and red wooden fishing boat on green water in front of mist-covered limestone cliffs.

    Cái Bèo, đảo Cát Bà: A blue and red fishing boat near Cái Bèo village on Cát Bà Island, with misty limestone hills behind, in January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Boat near Cai Beo village, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, 20240131 1535 4768.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boat_near_Cai_Beo_village,_Cat_Ba_Island,_Vietnam,_20240131_1535_4768.jpg)

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  76. Moored boats with blue and red roofs in front of steep limestone islands under cloud and blue sky.

    Làng chài Cái Bèo: Moored boats and floating houses at the Cái Bèo floating village, with limestone islands behind, in June 2017.

    Author: Edgardo W. Olivera

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Pueblo flotante, Bahía de Lang Ha, Vietnam (36846021711).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pueblo_flotante,_Bahía_de_Lang_Ha,_Vietnam_(36846021711).jpg)

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  77. A steep green limestone cliff above a cluster of floating houses and a red-hulled boat on dark green water.

    Làng chài Cái Bèo: Floating houses and fish pens below a green limestone cliff at Cái Bèo, near Cát Bà, in August 2018.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cai Beo floating village 8.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cai_Beo_floating_village_8.jpg)

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  78. A small ornate shrine on a strip of pale sand under a tall grey limestone cliff and green forest, with calm water in front.

    Vịnh Lan Hạ: A small temple on a sandy beach below a limestone cliff in Lan Hạ Bay, seen from a boat.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Temple in Lan Ha Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_in_Lan_Ha_Bay.jpg)

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  79. Turquoise water scattered with floating fish farm platforms and small boats between steep green limestone islands.

    Vịnh Lan Hạ: A high view of floating fish farms among the limestone islands of Lan Hạ Bay.

    Author: Saaremees

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Lan Ha Bay-Cat Ba Vietnam-Andres Larin.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lan_Ha_Bay-Cat_Ba_Vietnam-Andres_Larin.jpg)

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  80. Floating houses and boats with blue and green roofs reflected in emerald water beside steep forested limestone.

    Bờ biển đảo Cát Bà: An offshore fishing settlement on the coast of Cát Bà Island, January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam, 20240131 1431 4699.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_Island,_Vietnam,_20240131_1431_4699.jpg)

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  81. A tall slender limestone rock rising from dark green water beside a forested island, with white clouds in a blue sky.

    Hòn Bút, vịnh Lan Hạ: Hòn Bút, a limestone rock standing in Lan Hạ Bay under cumulus cloud.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hòn Bút 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hòn_Bút_2.jpg)

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  82. A multi-deck cruise boat glowing with lights on dark blue water at dusk, with a second lit boat and dark islands behind.

    Vịnh Lan Hạ: A lit cruise boat on Lan Hạ Bay at dusk in November 2023.

    Author: Radek Kucharski

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, A night in Lan Ha Bay - Flickr - radkuch.13.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_night_in_Lan_Ha_Bay_-_Flickr_-_radkuch.13.jpg)

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  83. Two tall limestone stacks with green crowns standing in still grey-green water, with hills on either side and a flat white sky.

    Vịnh Lan Hạ: Two limestone rock stacks rising from calm water in Lan Hạ Bay under an overcast sky, November 2023.

    Author: Radek Kucharski

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Rock formations in Lan Ha Bay (53607514419).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_formations_in_Lan_Ha_Bay_(53607514419).jpg)

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  84. Green fields in the foreground and a forested hill half hidden by low cloud under a pale grey sky.

    Làng Việt Hải, Cát Bà: Paddy fields below mist-covered hills at Việt Hải, Cát Bà Island, in January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Việt Hải, Cát Bà Island, Vietnam, 20240131 1211 4613.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Việt_Hải,_Cát_Bà_Island,_Vietnam,_20240131_1211_4613.jpg)

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  85. A pale concrete lane curving away beneath a green tunnel of leaning trees and tall grass.

    Đường vào làng Việt Hải: A concrete lane under an arch of trees on the road to Việt Hải, Cát Bà Island, January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Road to Việt Hải, Cát Bà Island, Vietnam, 20240131 1323 4619.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Road_to_Việt_Hải,_Cát_Bà_Island,_Vietnam,_20240131_1323_4619.jpg)

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  86. A long rusted gun barrel pointing up from a circular concrete pit, with green statues of soldiers around it and trees behind.

    Pháo đài Thần Công, Cát Bà: A gun in its circular emplacement at Cannon Fort on Cát Bà, with green figures of gunners beside it.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cannon Fort 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cannon_Fort_2.jpg)

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  87. A blue wooden fishing boat riding at its mooring on grey water, with other boats and hazy limestone hills behind.

    Cảng Cát Bà: A blue fishing boat in Cát Bà harbour on a misty December afternoon in 2008.

    Author: McKay Savage

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Vietnam 08 - 29 - Cat Ba harbour (3170464640).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_08_-_29_-_Cat_Ba_harbour_(3170464640).jpg)

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  88. Two dark langurs with pale heads sitting on grey limestone pinnacles among green shrubs.

    Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: Two Cát Bà langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) sitting on limestone rock in Cát Bà National Park.

    Author: ALOnIShOnETH

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba Langur 3.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_Langur_3.jpg)

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  89. Low mangrove trees on wet sand at low tide beside a sea wall, with forested limestone ridges under a blue sky.

    Bờ tây bắc đảo Cát Bà: Mangrove trees on a tidal flat on the north-west coast of Cát Bà Island.

    Author: Shyamal

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba Island 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_Island_2.jpg)

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  90. Pale thick roots spreading down a grey limestone outcrop among green leaves in a shaded forest.

    Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: The roots of a fig tree wrapped around limestone boulders beside a trail in Cát Bà National Park.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam, 20240131 0932 4547.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_National_Park,_Vietnam,_20240131_0932_4547.jpg)

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  91. Steep forested limestone ridges around a green valley with a small settlement, under a sky of broken cloud.

    Đỉnh Ngự Lâm, Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: A forested limestone valley seen from Ngự Lâm Peak in Cát Bà National Park.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba National Park 02.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_National_Park_02.jpg)

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  92. Earth and rock steps with a wooden handrail leading down through green forest beside limestone boulders.

    Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: Rough steps with a wooden handrail on a hiking trail through forest in Cát Bà National Park, January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam, 20240130 1309 4345.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_National_Park,_Vietnam,_20240130_1309_4345.jpg)

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  93. A pale paved path curving between tall palm trees, bright green grass and forested limestone hills.

    Cát Bà: A paved path lined with palm trees running between green limestone hills on Cát Bà.

    Author: Preparetavalise.com

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat ba.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_ba.jpg)

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  94. Two red kayaks on a tow rope behind a boat's white wake on blue-green water, with a floating house and forested hills beyond.

    Quần đảo Cát Bà: Two red sea kayaks under tow behind a boat, with a floating house and a forested island beyond, in the Cát Bà archipelago, June 2017.

    Author: Tuyencabr

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Kayak Cát Bà 2.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kayak_Cát_Bà_2.jpg)

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  95. Rows of lit tanks with live seafood above brightly coloured bowls of shellfish on a tiled pavement.

    Thị trấn Cát Bà: Live seafood tanks and bowls of shellfish outside a seafood shop in Cát Bà town, January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Seafood shop in Cat Ba town, Vietnam, 20240130 1704 4488.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seafood_shop_in_Cat_Ba_town,_Vietnam,_20240130_1704_4488.jpg)

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  96. A green meadow with scattered rocks and trees, backed by pale limestone cliffs and hills under low cloud.

    Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: Low cloud over limestone hills beyond a dry seasonal lake bed in Cát Bà National Park, January 2024.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Taj Lake, Cat Ba National Park, Vietnam, 20240131 0853 4512.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taj_Lake,_Cat_Ba_National_Park,_Vietnam,_20240131_0853_4512.jpg)

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  97. Looking down through trees on a bay dotted with moored boats, with forested islands under blue sky and cloud.

    Thị trấn Cát Bà: The small bay where Cát Bà town stands, with moored boats and low islands, seen from the western lookout at Cannon Fort.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba.jpg)

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  98. White and pastel buildings along the harbour below a forested hill, with a small boat and moored fishing boats on blue-green water.

    Thị trấn Cát Bà: Harbourside buildings and moored boats below a green hill in Cát Bà town, August 2018.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba Town 6.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_Town_6.jpg)

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  99. Dense green hills in the foreground, a long floating pier on the water and low islands on the horizon under scattered cloud.

    Pháo đài Thần Công, Cát Bà: Forested hills and the sea to the west of Cát Bà town, seen from Cannon Fort.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View from the Cannon Fort.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_from_the_Cannon_Fort.jpg)

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  100. A row of yellow kayaks beside a wooden jetty and fishing boats, with green forested hills and a flag under a partly cloudy sky.

    Cát Bà: Yellow sea kayaks lined up beside a jetty near Cát Bà, with forested hills behind.

    Author: Tuyencabr

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Kayak Cát Bà.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kayak_Cát_Bà.jpg)

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  101. A high view of a curved sandy beach and calm green water below a wooded hill with hotel buildings, with islands in haze beyond.

    Bãi Cát Cò 1, Cát Bà: Cát Cò 1 Beach from the air, with hotel buildings on the hillside beside it, April 2021.

    Author: Saaremees

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Co 1 Beach-Cát Bà Island-Andres Larin.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Co_1_Beach-Cát_Bà_Island-Andres_Larin.jpg)

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  102. Deep blue water below a line of distant limestone islands and layered white cloud in a blue sky.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: A line of limestone islands in Bái Tử Long Bay under blue sky and white cumulus cloud, August 2017.

    Author: AnhTuan Le

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-author-FlickrPDM)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bai Tu Long Bay - Quang Ninh - Vietnam (35892945123).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bai_Tu_Long_Bay_-_Quang_Ninh_-_Vietnam_(35892945123).jpg)

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  103. Two small timber huts with sloping roofs on a floating platform of blue barrels, with a forested limestone hill behind.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: Floating huts on blue barrel pontoons below a forested limestone hill in Bái Tử Long Bay, April 2023.

    Author: Benjamin Smith

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bái Tử Long Bay - 06.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bái_Tử_Long_Bay_-_06.jpg)

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  104. A tall limestone stack in the foreground and more stacks fading into soft grey haze over still water.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: Limestone stacks rising from calm water in Bái Tử Long Bay, April 2023.

    Author: Benjamin Smith

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bái Tử Long Bay - 09.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bái_Tử_Long_Bay_-_09.jpg)

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  105. A pale sand beach curving toward a wooded headland, with small white waves rolling in under a pale sky.

    Bãi Sơn Hào, Vân Đồn: Surf on the sand of Sơn Hào Beach on Cao Lôn Island, in Quan Lạn commune, Vân Đồn.

    Author: Phó Nháy

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sơn Hào Beach, Cao Lôn Island, Vân Đồn, Quảng Ninh, Việt Nam.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sơn_Hào_Beach,_Cao_Lôn_Island,_Vân_Đồn,_Quảng_Ninh,_Việt_Nam.jpg)

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  106. Heavy grey storm cloud above a row of dark limestone islands and still grey water.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: Dark cloud building over limestone islands in Bái Tử Long Bay.

    Author: Viethavvh

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bái Tử Long.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bái_Tử_Long.jpg)

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  107. A long single-storey communal house with a brown tiled roof and open timber front beside a bare courtyard.

    Đảo Quan Lạn, Vân Đồn: The communal house (đình) on Quan Lạn Island, with a tiled roof and an open yard.

    Author: Phó Nháy

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Quan Lạn communal house.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quan_Lạn_communal_house.JPG)

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  108. Looking up at carved dark timber roof beams and red and gold lacquered pillars inside a communal house.

    Đảo Quan Lạn, Vân Đồn: Red lacquered pillars and carved timber roof beams inside the Quan Lạn communal house.

    Author: Phó Nháy

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Quan Lạn communal house interior.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quan_Lạn_communal_house_interior.JPG)

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  109. Dark limestone islands and a single pillar emerging from thick blue-grey fog over still water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Limestone islands fading into dense fog on Hạ Long Bay in March 2008.

    Author: Vyacheslav Argenberg

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay in dense fog.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_in_dense_fog.jpg)

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  110. Raised view of timber walkways between netted fish pens on blue barrels, with a pale house under a blue sign reading Làng chài Hoa Cương, a green house with a red roof and a wooded cliff across the water.

    Làng chài Hoa Cương: Floating houses and netted fish pens on blue barrels sit below a forested limestone ridge in Hạ Long Bay, with a blue sign reading Làng chài Hoa Cương on the nearest house.

    Author: Arnaud 25

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Baie d'Along 010.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baie_d'Along_010.jpg)

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  111. A single-storey house with blue-green walls, red doors and an orange roof edged in yellow floats on blue barrels in calm turquoise water, with a blue-tarpaulin boat to its right and a grey and white cliff behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A floating house with teal walls and an orange corrugated roof stands on blue barrels beside a tarpaulin-covered boat, below a limestone cliff in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Floating fishing village, Halong Bay (5678856381).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floating_fishing_village,_Halong_Bay_(5678856381).jpg)

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  112. Pale mist fills the gap between two cliffs above a green-roofed floating shelter with seated people at left and a cluster of narrow wooden rowing boats, several rowers wearing conical hats, on grey-green water.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Rowers in conical hats wait in small wooden boats beside a green-roofed floating shelter in morning mist between limestone cliffs in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Floating fishing village, Halong Bay (5679430230).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floating_fishing_village,_Halong_Bay_(5679430230).jpg)

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  113. One person in red rows a small wooden boat across turquoise water towards a row of floating houses with tin roofs and blue barrels, with tree-covered cliffs fading into haze behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A rower in a red top crosses calm green water in a small wooden boat in front of floating houses and moored boats below wooded cliffs in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Floating fishing village, Halong Bay (5678820807).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floating_fishing_village,_Halong_Bay_(5678820807).jpg)

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  114. Low white houses with red and blue roofs on a long blue floating platform at the foot of a steep tree-covered limestone hill, with a small boat under a blue canopy carrying two people on green water in the foreground.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Floating houses with red and blue roofs stand on a long blue pontoon below a steep forested limestone hill, with a small covered boat passing at left in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: RG72

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Flosanta fiŝista vilaĝo en la golfo Halongo 01.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flosanta_fiŝista_vilaĝo_en_la_golfo_Halongo_01.jpg)

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  115. A scanned print of a cove crowded with small floating houses with blue-green walls, wooden boats and blue barrels, a red flag at the right and grey-green limestone hills fading into haze behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Floating houses with teal walls, wooden boats and a red flag fill a sheltered cove below hazy limestone hills in Hạ Long Bay in 2003.

    Author: Benoît Prieur

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Village - Baie de Hạ Long - 2003.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_-_Baie_de_Hạ_Long_-_2003.jpg)

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  116. A scanned print of a boat house with pale and dark blue tarpaulin walls and a weathered roof, moored among yellow wooden boats with stacked baskets beside it, on grey-green water with misty limestone hills behind.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A floating house with blue tarpaulin walls and a weathered tin roof stands among yellow wooden boats below hazy limestone cliffs in Hạ Long Bay in 2003.

    Author: Benoît Prieur

    Licence: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Maison flottante - Baie de Hạ Long - 2003.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_flottante_-_Baie_de_Hạ_Long_-_2003.jpg)

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  117. Close view of a timber house with a green tin roof and a red-striped eave on a floating platform, with clothes hanging on a rack, a hammock and pot plants, two red boats at the edge of the platform and a red flag at the top of the frame.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A floating home with a green tin roof, clothes on a rack and a hammock stands on a pontoon beside two red boats, with a Vietnamese flag flying above, below a wooded cliff in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Caitriana Nicholson from Beijing, China

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Floating village (4856418376).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floating_village_(4856418376).jpg)

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  118. Three rectangular net frames, each holding rows of dark oyster shells, hang from a wooden rail over a floating timber platform on blue barrels and green water, with a limestone cliff behind.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: Pearl oysters hang in wire-framed nets beside a floating timber platform on blue barrels, with limestone cliffs across green water near Ti Tốp Island.

    Author: Andre Hospers

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay Titov island Pearls (92666).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay_Titov_island_Pearls_(92666).jpg)

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  119. A pearly oyster shell holds about two dozen round pearls in cream, white and gold, with many more loose pearls in grey, cream and gold scattered on a white tray beside it.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Cream and gold pearls lie in an opened oyster shell and loose beside it on a white tray at a pearl-production stop in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Ji-Elle

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Pearl production in Halong Bay (29).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pearl_production_in_Halong_Bay_(29).jpg)

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  120. A concrete stairway with a metal handrail rises through thick green foliage towards a blue board with gold letters reading Hang Sửng Sốt, with a smaller blue rules board at the lower left.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: A stone stairway with a handrail climbs through dense greenery beneath the blue name board of Hang Sửng Sốt at the entrance to Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sung Sot Cave, Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam (31) (37829275694).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sung_Sot_Cave,_Ha_Long_Bay,_northern_Vietnam_(31)_(37829275694).jpg)

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  121. A high view over calm blue-green water enclosed by steep wooded limestone islands, with several wooden tour boats with brown hulls and cream upper decks moored at a stone landing at the left and others at anchor beyond.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: Wooden tour boats lie moored at a landing stage and at anchor in a green bay, seen from the high exit of Sửng Sốt Cave between steep limestone islands.

    Author: Arian Zwegers

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Halong Bay, view from Amazing Cave (6225982714).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halong_Bay,_view_from_Amazing_Cave_(6225982714).jpg)

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  122. A wide cave chamber lit in orange and pink, with a rounded scalloped ceiling, a ribbed stalactite column lit in orange and purple at the right, a short flight of steps in the middle distance and a rocky floor.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: Orange and pink floodlight falls on the scalloped ceiling and a fluted stalactite column in a chamber of Sửng Sốt Cave, with a stepped path and a rope barrier below.

    Author: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sung Sot Cave, Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam (17) (38514059342).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sung_Sot_Cave,_Ha_Long_Bay,_northern_Vietnam_(17)_(38514059342).jpg)

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  123. A close view of pale cream flowstone ribs and short stalactites hanging from a cave wall above a mass of rounded cream and brown stalagmite forms, with a bright patch of rock left of centre.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: Fluted flowstone hangs like a curtain above rounded, knobbly stalagmites in a chamber of Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: Mig Gilbert from Brighton

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sửng Sốt Cave (39406208455).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sửng_Sốt_Cave_(39406208455).jpg)

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  124. A misty view down on a curved stone walkway and landing stage with coloured sun umbrellas at the foot of a steep tree-covered peak, with a sandy cove at the lower left and tour boats on pale green water.

    Hang Sửng Sốt: A curved walkway and landing stage with sun umbrellas lie below a wooded limestone peak, with boats on pale green water in mist, seen from above at Sửng Sốt Cave.

    Author: Andre Hospers

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sung Sot cave Ha Long Bay (58505).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sung_Sot_cave_Ha_Long_Bay_(58505).jpg)

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  125. A flat-roofed boat with corrugated panels lies against a concrete landing in green water, with clothes hanging on a line beside it, a green sign reading Động Mê Cung above the rocks, a blue information board and a flight of stone steps at the right.

    Động Mê Cung: A moored boat with clothes on a line beside it lies at the landing below the green name board of Mê Cung Cave, with stone steps climbing the wooded slope.

    Author: Ji-Elle

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Me Cung Cave (1).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me_Cung_Cave_(1).jpg)

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  126. A cave chamber of cream and orange flowstone with ribbed columns and hanging stalactites, daylight entering through openings at the left and top right, and a damp floor with small pools.

    Động Mê Cung: Ribbed stalactites and columns in cream and orange rock frame passages that open to daylight inside Mê Cung Cave.

    Author: Ji-Elle

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Me Cung Cave (14).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me_Cung_Cave_(14).jpg)

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  127. A low, smooth limestone arch frames a path of grey gravel and flat stone steps rising towards daylight, with orange-stained rock walls and a small lamp glowing at the lower left.

    Động Mê Cung: A path of pale gravel and flat stone steps climbs through a low rock arch in Mê Cung Cave, with a small light at the lower left.

    Author: Ji-Elle

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Me Cung Cave (6).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me_Cung_Cave_(6).jpg)

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  128. From inside a dark rock tunnel, a view out to a bright lagoon where a wooden rowing boat with a standing rower and passengers in orange life jackets floats beside kayaks, in front of a pale limestone cliff and green trees.

    Hang Luồn: Looking out through the Luồn Cave tunnel, a rowing boat with a standing rower and visitors in life jackets approaches among kayaks on green water.

    Author: Jakub Hałun

    Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hang Luồn Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, 20240128 1452 3806.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hang_Luồn_Cave,_Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam,_20240128_1452_3806.jpg)

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  129. A very wide, short panorama from a cave mouth, with black stalactites hanging from the top edge, pale green water below and steep tree-covered limestone cliffs and islands under a pale sky.

    Hang Trinh Nữ: Dark stalactites hang across the mouth of Trinh Nữ Cave, framing a view over calm green water to wooded limestone cliffs.

    Author: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, View from Trinh Nu Cave (3694447263).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_from_Trinh_Nu_Cave_(3694447263).jpg)

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  130. A tall, steep-sided block of grey limestone with a vertical cleft and tufts of green on top stands in dark green water, with larger forested cliffs behind it and a small red-roofed floating house and a dark boat at the right edge.

    Hòn Đỉnh Hương: Hòn Đỉnh Hương (Incense Burner Islet), a cleft block of grey limestone, rises straight from the water in front of tall cliffs, with a small floating house and a boat at the right.

    Author: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa

    Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Dinh Huong Islet (3694446987).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinh_Huong_Islet_(3694446987).jpg)

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  131. A row of white-hulled wooden tour boats with tall masts, ladders and strings of coloured flags moored against a concrete quay, with a paved promenade, a white railing and coconut palms at the right under a grey sky.

    Đảo Tuần Châu: Wooden tour boats with strings of bunting lie moored bow to stern along a quay lined with palm trees on Tuần Châu Island.

    Author: Turgidson

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tuan Chau Island, Ha Long, Vietnam-1.png (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuan_Chau_Island,_Ha_Long,_Vietnam-1.png)

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  132. Tall coconut palms, white railings and a low building stand behind a stone-faced canal, with an arched white footbridge at the right and the palms mirrored in dark blue water.

    Đảo Tuần Châu: A still canal edged by a stone wall and white railings reflects coconut palms and an arched footbridge on Tuần Châu Island.

    Author: Takeshi aka. Momotaro from Tokyo, Japan

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tuần Châu.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuần_Châu.jpg)

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  133. A pale grey stone statue of a man in a military-style jacket with medals raising one hand, on a plinth carved with the name Ti-Tốp and the years 1935 to 2000, in front of a dark rock face and green shrubs.

    Đảo Ti Tốp: The stone statue of the cosmonaut Gherman Titov stands against a dark rock face on Ti Tốp Island, with his name and years carved on the plinth.

    Author: Pamputt

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Statue Titov dans la baie d'Along.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_Titov_dans_la_baie_d'Along.jpg)

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  134. A small wooden boat with a green cabin and three people aboard, buckets at the bow, floats on calm green water below grey and ochre limestone cliffs topped with scrub.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: A small green fishing boat with three people aboard lies on calm green water below limestone cliffs in Bái Tử Long Bay.

    Author: Benjamin Smith

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bái Tử Long Bay - 02.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bái_Tử_Long_Bay_-_02.jpg)

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  135. A tall ochre and grey limestone cliff with trees on top has a wide low arch at its foot, with three small rowing boats on green water, the nearest carrying visitors in orange life jackets and a rower in a hat.

    Vịnh Bái Tử Long: Rowing boats of visitors approach a low limestone arch beneath a wooded cliff on green water in Bái Tử Long Bay.

    Author: Benjamin Smith

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bái Tử Long Bay - 07.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bái_Tử_Long_Bay_-_07.jpg)

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  136. Bathers wade and swim in shallow water on a wide pale beach, with two dark green hills rising from the sea under a blue sky with thin cloud and a bright inflatable toy at the lower right edge.

    Bãi biển Minh Châu, Vân Đồn: People paddle and swim in the shallows of Minh Châu Beach in the late afternoon, with two wooded hills across the water.

    Author: Handyhuy

    Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Minhchau beach.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minhchau_beach.jpg)

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  137. A white and green seaplane on floats with the registration VN-B469 stands on a concrete apron beside a railing, with ground staff and passengers at its open door and a cream hotel building and moored boats behind.

    Bến thủy phi cơ Hạ Long: A white Cessna Caravan seaplane marked VN-B469 stands on the terminal apron while passengers step down from its door at Hạ Long.

    Author: kitmasterbloke

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, VN-B469 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Ha Long seaplane terminal.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VN-B469_Cessna_208B_Grand_Caravan_at_Ha_Long_seaplane_terminal.jpg)

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  138. Three large white cruise ships berthed bow to stern along a long pier on grey water under a flat grey sky, with a small blue and red tug in front of the middle ship.

    Hạ Long: Three ocean cruise ships, including AIDAvita and Seabourn Ovation, lie alongside a pier under a grey sky at Hạ Long in March 2019.

    Author: Wolfgang Fricke

    Licence: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Seabourn Ovation IMO 9764958 and AIDAvita P Halong Bay 04-03-2019.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seabourn_Ovation_IMO_9764958_and_AIDAvita_P_Halong_Bay_04-03-2019.jpg)

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  139. A large white cruise liner with a dark blue funnel carrying a gold star and the words Star Cruises on its hull stands on muddy brown water, with low wooded limestone hills behind it and a small boat at its stern.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: The cruise ship SuperStar Virgo lies at anchor in brown water with low limestone hills behind it and a small boat at its stern in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Yp8080123

    Licence: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, SUPERSTAR VIRGO IN HA LONG.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SUPERSTAR_VIRGO_IN_HA_LONG.JPG)

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  140. A wide view across dark blue water to a low shore with mangrove green, a white two-deck ferry at a landing beside a few red-roofed buildings, and a long ridge of forested limestone hills under a blue sky with thin cloud.

    Phà Cát Bà - Cát Hải: Cát Bà seen from a ferry bound for Cát Hải, with a white car ferry at a landing below a ridge of forested limestone hills.

    Author: Christophe95

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba from a ferry going to Cat Hai.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_from_a_ferry_going_to_Cat_Hai.jpg)

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  141. Two dark-bodied langurs with pale cream-gold heads and black faces perch in leafy branches, one at the left looking towards the camera and one at the right with a long black tail curled below it.

    Vườn quốc gia Cát Bà: Two Cát Bà langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), dark-bodied with pale golden heads, sit among leafy branches in Cát Bà National Park.

    Author: ALOnIShOnETH

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Cat Ba Langur 8.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Ba_Langur_8.jpg)

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  142. A grey-brown macaque with a pink face sits on a grey rock looking to the left among broad green leaves, with the face of a small infant visible at its lower left.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: A macaque sits on a limestone rock among green leaves with an infant at its side in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates

    Licence: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Rhesus macaque, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam (31489200272).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhesus_macaque,_Ha_Long_Bay,_Vietnam_(31489200272).jpg)

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  143. A high view down on three narrow wooden boats on grey-green water, each loaded with coloured plastic bowls, baskets and cool boxes and holding a seated seller in a conical hat, with limestone islands and white tour boats in the distance.

    Vịnh Hạ Long: Sellers in conical hats sit in small wooden boats loaded with bowls and baskets of seafood among limestone islands in Hạ Long Bay.

    Author: Kris Martyn

    Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Lady selling seafood in Ha Long Bay.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_selling_seafood_in_Ha_Long_Bay.jpg)

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  144. A wooden market stall with flat dried squid on round woven trays and in plastic bags, and orange dried shrimp heaped in baskets, bowls and bags.

    Chợ Cát Bà: Flat dried squid and baskets of orange dried shrimp are laid out on a wooden market stall in Cát Bà.

    Author: Bình Giang

    Licence: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-user)

    Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tom non muc kho.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_non_muc_kho.JPG)

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