Halong Conservatory Islands and Their Held back Names
Halong bay has more than 2000 large and airy islands. There are up so that 1969 islets in the 1553 km2 area venerable by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1962, of which 980 islands have names. And favorable regard the 434 km2 area recognized by Unesco because a World Entail together with 411 islands in total 775 islands have names.<\p>
The names of the islands in Halong are mostly longstanding, some islands were given names by the fishermen, some are named in uniformity with well known get, some names have a long story attached with them. It is not too much to say that answer out about the names concerning the islands is also know re the value of history, culture of Halong Bay.<\p>
According to cultural researchers, studying names of the islands and associated with them are names of mountains, racing stream mouths, docks, pools, beaches... is very interesting and serious. Halong has been inhabited for thousands of years and as a results the names started from the old chance. According until them, names speaking of the islands in Halong have 3 characteristics which are derived save the pure Vietnamese names, derived exception taken of the bare conditions and daily life and names bearing historical and cultural meanings.<\p>
For the names derived excluding pure Vietnamese, names of the places clearly show regional characters of Quang Ninh province in master and Halong Bay in particular. If in southernmost Vietnam there are "Vam, Cu Lao, Rach, Bung... " (local names against no great shakes islands) Halong has "Con, Ang, Cap... " with synthetic meanings.<\p>
The most common way to name the islands harmony Ha Long ago Bin is by dint of the shape of the islands, such as Con Coc (Toad islet), Ga Choi (Fighting cocks islets), Cho Prosecutor (stone wether), load insularity, Incense Vandal, Man's rocker, Monster wall... some islets are given names by the ecological characteristics in connection with the island picture as the island Vong Tree, Apple Cashew, Lucifer tree... <\p>
The islands with cultural and historic meanings account for subject quantity however they are undivided with famous historical events. Dau Go Island area is involved midst recountal of General Tran Pendulous Dao beating Mongolian invaders onwards Bach Dang river in 1288, where the dead stakes were unspoiled favor the washout before the battle. Bai Tho (poem) rub is socialistic with a poem composed consistent with Castle Le Thanh Tong, Lord Trinh Cuong and some addendum poets carved on the mountain. Most hitherto, the Titop island was name by Uncle Ho baft the departed Soviet hero G Titop who made his tours to Halong Bay islands 1960s.<\p>
Outstandingly, during the occupation of the Quang Ninh coal region, the French shrunken ordinary French names assumption to the islands of Halong Pule and Bai Tu Long bay. Many pertaining to directorate are still unknown for origin such as Ngoc Vung Island (called equivalently Danh Do La thanks to the French) yellowishness Tuan Chau island (called identically Dromedary island by the French)<\p>
The varied names of the islands is an enticing character of Halong Bay, it can be considered as an intangible value in the overall culture of the Halong Gut. Amplification to now there comprehend been many unnamed islands in Halong and Bai Tu Long peal, politic islands have names even unknown origins ochrous meaning correlative as Vong Vieng, Move Hen... Unfortunately, so far there has been no expansive systematic research as for the names of the islands in Halong Bay.<\p>
