Hạ Long Bay

The name Hạ Long is derived from the Vietnamese meaning "descending dragon".
2012, the New 7 Wonders Foundation officially named Halong Bay as one of new seven natural wonders of the world

 The Bay

The Floating Village of Vung Vieng
A floating village.
The village of Vung Vieng is one of the the four floating fishing villages on Halong Bay.
People have lived in the floating villages for many generation.  Fishing and aquaculture are their main sources of livelihood.
People in the floating villages learn to fish before they can walk.
The colorful homes on the villages are supported by floating rafts.  Most of the households raise fish and shellfish under the rafts.
The colorful floating houses in Vung Vieng.
The floating grocery store.

Tourist center.
Majestic rock with a tunnel.
Pearl Farm.

More boats heading for the cave. They actually looked pretty when their sails are up.
The Surprise Cave (Sung Sot Cave)
The sheer size of the cave (it has three chambers) was very impressive….

The view of nature outside the cave was thankfully untouched by human hands and was truly spectacular