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{{About|the Vietnamese city|the gulf in this city|Hạ Long Bay|the beachfront avenue in Vũng Tàu|Vũng Tàu}}
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'''Hạ Long''' ({{IPA-vi|hâːˀ lawŋm|lang|Ha Long.ogg}}; {{Lang-vi-hantu|下龍}}; {{Translation|'descending dragon'}}) is
== Overview ==
[[File:Bai Chay Bridge-Halong Vietnam-Andres Larin.jpg|thumb|left|Drone shot of [[Bãi Cháy Bridge]] in 2023]]
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
Hạ Long is divided into two parts. The eastern part, known colloquially as Hòn Gai, where most of the governing offices and industrial infrastructure are concentrated, is connected by a [[Bãi Cháy Bridge|cable-stayed bridge]] to the western part, [[Bãi Cháy]], known as an area for tourism.
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== Culture and society ==
[[File:Hon Gai Church 2021.jpg|left|thumb|Hòn Gai Catholic Church in 2021]]
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=
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
==Administrative divisions==
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