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Ha Long, one of the
World Heritages,
comprises thousands
of big and small
islands. Each one
has its own
characteristic with
various caves: Sung
Sot Cave,Thien Cung
Cave, Trinh Nu Cave.
Tuan Chau Island is
the only soil island
of all. It is not
only a place having
beautiful natural
surroundings: pine
trees, lakes,
beautiful beach…but
also where President
Ho Chi Minh chose to
be the relax place
of other State
officials' and his
when they came here
in 1959.
On the total area of
400 ha, Tuan Chau
has the population
of 1500. As planned,
the total area of
Tuan Chau will be
widen to 675 ha. It
enjoys the advantage
of having both road
and river
transportations. It
is about 18 km away
from National
Highway No.1. This
route is an
important blood
vessel of the robust
Hanoi – Hai Phong –
Quang Ninh economic
triangle. It takes
about 3 hours from
Mong Cai ( 2 hours
by boat) and 1 hour
from Hai Phong.
Tuan Chau island’s
name is the
combination between
‘linh tuan’ (the
patrolman) and ‘tri
chau’ (district
chief) because in
the feudal time, the
royal army set up a
guard station here
to patrol and defend
the borderland.
Prior to 1999, the
island's residents
suffered from a very
modest living
standard.There was
no power network and
no clean water.
Roads were only
trails and there was
no mechanical means
of transportation.
Tuan Chau was a very
poor town where
fishing with very
rudimentary tools is
the only means of
living.
The first project of
great significance
was to link Tuan
Chau and the
National Highway
No18 by building a
road. The work was
officially started
on February 28th,
1998. All company
staff had to
overcome numerous
hardships to achieve
this difficult task,
which translated
people’s dream into
reality.
Tuan Chau has become
well- known to both
international and
domestic tourists as
an attractive
destination with:
- a dolphin&seal
club
- a circus
- a crocodile
club
- an
(artificial)
beach with 4 km
long.
- a Vietnamese
culinary area
- a hotel and
resort area of
5-star standard
(200 rooms)
- a water
recreation park
with activities
such as motor
racing,
canoeing,
parachuting,
water skiing,
etc.
- Ha Long Bay
sight- seeing
services by
canoe, boat,
helicopter.
- a high tech
water fountain
with music
playing, laser
lighting and
film projecting
on water
screens.
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