Hạ Long: Difference between revisions

| image_skyline = Ha{{multiple Long 2019 taken by DJI FC220.jpgimage

| population_as_of = 2019 census

| population_total = 300270,267054

'''Hạ Long''' ({{IPA-vi|hâːˀ lawŋm|lang|Ha Long.ogg}}; {{Lang-vi-hantu|下龍}}; {{Translation|'descending dragon'}}) is thea capitalfirst-class provincial city and first-classthe provincialcapital city of [[Quảng Ninh province]], [[Vietnam]]. It was founded in 1993, when the old capital, Hòn Gai, was merged with [[Bãi Cháy]], the main tourist area. The city mainly lies on [[Hạ Long Bay]], and is located at about {{convert|178|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Hanoi]]. The city's population in 2019 was 300270,267054.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hạ Long (District-level City, Quảng Ninh, Vietnam) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/vietnam/admin/qu%E1%BA%A3ng_ninh/193__h%E1%BA%A1_long/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-07 |title=TP Hạ Long sẽ trở thành đô thị lớn nhất cả nước |url=https://blog.mytour.vn/bai-viet/10-dia-diem-du-lich-ha-long-den-lan-1-la-len-ngay-ke-hoach-lan-2.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=blog.mytour.vn |language=vi}}</ref>

Hạ Long's economy shifted its economic focus from coal mining to tourism in 2012, due to the large number of visitors drawn by the [[Hạ Long Bay]] every year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hương |first=Thảo |date=2022-10-28 |title=Du lịch Quảng Ninh: Một thập kỷ chuyển mình ngoạn mục |url=https://kinhtedothi.vn/du-lich-quang-ninh-mot-thap-ky-chuyen-minh-ngoan-muc.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Báo Kinh tế đô thị |language=vi}}</ref> Hạ Long enjoys rapid growth not only in its own tourism sphere, but also as a destination upon the main pathway to [[southern China]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=Quảng Ninh: Để du lịch trở thành ngành kinh tế mũi nhọn |url=https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/post/38299 |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=vietnamtourism.gov.vn |language=vi}}</ref> In the 2007 Vietnam-China Business Forum, a $400 million deal was signed to build a highway linking Hạ Long and the border city of [[Móng Cái]]. The highway began construction in 2015 and was completed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ONLINE |first=TUOI TRE |date=2022-09-01 |title=Quảng Ninh thông xe cao tốc Vân Đồn -– Móng Cái |url=https://tuoitre.vn/news-20220901094339351.htm |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}</ref>

Being a coastal city, Hạ Long bears unique potentials of tourism and seaport due to its land lies along the shore of Hạ Long Bay by 50&nbsp;km. Hạ Long is 160&nbsp;km to the north-east from [[Hanoi]], 60&nbsp;km to the eastEast from [[Haiphong]], 180&nbsp;km to the south-west from [[Móng Cái]] international border gate, and bounded by the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] to the south. Hạ Long has strategic location of economic development, security of the region and the country.

|location = Hạ Long ([[Bãi Cháy]])

|precipitationrain colour = green

|Jan precipitationrain mm = 27.7

|Feb precipitationrain mm = 24.5

|Mar precipitationrain mm = 42.9

|Apr precipitationrain mm = 86.3

|May precipitationrain mm = 183.2

|Jun precipitationrain mm = 297.0

|Jul precipitationrain mm = 364.3

|Aug precipitationrain mm = 430.5

|Sep precipitationrain mm = 276.0

|Oct precipitationrain mm = 142.6

|Nov precipitationrain mm = 38.9

|Dec precipitationrain mm = 18.1

|year precipitationrain mm = 1923.0

|source 1 = Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology<ref name=IBST>{{cite web|title=Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology|url=https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2022/10/02-bxd.pdf |url-status=live|lang=en}}</ref>

In the south of the city lies the Bài Thơ ('Poem') Mountain with its almost vertical seaward face, which was widely traversed by a number of historically known local poets. The limestone peak is rich in biodiversity and offers attractive views of the bay. Other places of interest include the Cửa Vận Fishing Village, Hoàng Gia Park, Hạ Long Market, Bãi Cháy Trading Center, Quảng Ninh Museum and Library, [[Tuần Châu]] island, Vietnam-Japan Cultural House, Children's Cultural House, and the Sun World complex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lehow24h |first=Hien |date=20232024-0503-2719 |title=BậtEssential míTips 15+for địaTraveling điểmto du lịch HạHa Long siêu bánh cuốn(How24h.com) |url=https://go2joyhow24h.vncom/en/blog/cacbai-diaviet/latest-diemessential-dutips-lichfor-traveling-to-ha-long/.html |access-date=20232024-0503-3119 |language=vi}}</ref>

The city has an active [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church in its eastern part, Hòn Gai, on the hill near the main post office, which hosts masses every Sunday evening and on Christian holidays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Du lịch Nhà Thờ Hòn Gai -– ngôi nhà thờ trên ngọn đồi cao |url=https://blog.mytour.vn/bai-viet/nha-tho-hon-gai.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.blog.mytour.vn}}</ref>

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