The Ha Long Bay is located in Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam. The name of the bay is roughly translated to descending dragon in Vietnamese. The bay is a UNESCO World Heritage ( 1 ) .................and is lined by over a 1600 limestone islands and islets. Legent has it that, when the Vietnamese were protecting their territory ( 2 ) .........................invaders, they offered prayers to their gods who then sent dragons as the projectors of the place. ( 3 ) .........................the invaders were approaching via sea, the dragons spat out Jewels creating islands that lined the bay and obstructed the ships and boats of the invaders . Ha Long Bay is one of the ( 4 ) ......................... popular tourist destinations and is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. You can opt for a ( 5 ) .......................cruise, that will take you as close to a lot of these islets.