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Quan Lạn Beach
This
beach lies at
Quan Lan Island in Bái Tử
Long Bay, between Minh Châu and Quan Lạn
communes of Vân Ðồn District, 55 km away
from Hạ Long City. Its pristine beauty
features unspoiled environment. The deep
blue beach has strong waves and white
sand, which spans over several
kilometers. Tens of meters away from the
beach stand the very green wild pines,
which further add to its original charm.
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Quan
Lạn Island belongs to Bái Tử Long Bay;
part of an island range on the outside
of
the gulf of Bắc Bộ.
It has an area of
11
sq. km, and features eight populated
hamlets. Quan Lạn Island stretch toward
East – West from the foot of Vân Đồn
Range to the Gót Mount with many high
mountains to the east barring waves and
winds, protect the villages. The island
is situated on an important
navigation
route that connects China, Japan,
Thailand and Philippines to Vietnam.
Along two sides of the island are tens
kilometres of sand beaches. This is the
endless resource for glass making which
the sea gives to man and it is also the
extremely interesting tourism
Since the 11th
century, Quan Lạn had been one of the
centres of the ancient commercial port
of Vân Ðồn, which was animated and
prosperous at the time. Today, there are
still many vestiges linked to the
ancient commercial port. This also
explains why the island, lying deep in
the sea, has the large pagodas and
archaeological sites seen today. On the
island there is the Quan Lạn Communal
House built in the 18th
century; exceedingly beautiful and
almost entirely preserved. Next to it is
Quan Lạn Pagoda (Linh Quang Tự), which
is dedicated to Buddha and God Liêu Hạnh.
The pagoda also worships the statue of
old Hậu, a local person who made lots of
contributions to the construction of the
pagoda. The statue features a gentle and
cheerful old woman, which adds an
original character to the pagoda. Beside
Quan Lạn Pagoda lies Nghè Quan Lạn (Ðức
Ông) Shrine, which is dedicated to Phạm
Công Chính, a local people who
participated in the historical Vân Ðồn
battle against the Yuan invaders. He was
later honored as a god. Quan Lạn has
many valuable sea products such as
octopuses, butterfish, mackerel,
holothurian, shrimp, and sái sùn |
