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	Sue canoeing in Halong Bay with Thanh, our guide
17 May 2001 : Halong Bay - Vietnam
Where the dragon flailed his tail
Halong Bay is the product of millions of years of erosion and chemical reactions working on limestone to produce around 300 islands rising from the Gulf of Tonkin. Legend has it that the islands were created by a dragon who careered into the sea here cutting the bay of rocks as he flailed his great tail. The truth is that at the end of the Ice Age when the glaciers began to melt the sea level rose turning hills into islands. ...More...