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“Ha Long” is
literally translated
as "Bay of
Descending Dragons."
Prior to the 19th
century, this name
was not recorded in
any document or
archive. When
mentioning the
present-day Quang
Ninh Sea or
Ha Long
Bay, old historical
books often referred
to them by the names
of An Bang, Luc Thuy
or Van Don. Not
until the late 19th
century did the name
of Halong Bay appear
on a French Marine
Map. “The Hai Phong
News”, a French
newspaper of the
time, had an
article, “Dragon
appears on Ha Long
Bay”, reporting the
following story: In
1898 a
sub-lieutenant named
Lagredin, captaining
the ‘Avalanse’
reported seeing a
huge sea snake on
Ha Long Bay.
This was also
witnessed by many of
the crews. Thus
emerged the European
image of the Asian
dragon. Whether this
appearance of a
strange animal
looking like a
dragon resulted the
name of Ha Long Bay
is not known
(Reference “Quang
Ninh: Art and
Culture” published
in 2002)
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