Discover Thanh Lan Island - 'Hidden Gem' of Quang Ninh

Thanh Lan Island has biodiversity with marine ecosystems and tropical forests.

Thanh Lan is an island commune in the Co To archipelago of Quang Ninh province. The commune has an area of ​​18.2 ^km2 , is the largest island located in the Northeast, 4km from the center of Co To island district by sea. The center of the commune is located in the middle of the arc-shaped curve of the territory, is a large island in the Co To archipelago, has an important position in the national defense - security strategy of the sea and islands.

Thanh Lan sea area has biodiversity with many typical ecosystems of tropical seas, including rich coral reef ecosystems. On the island there are many beautiful, pristine beaches with clear blue water, fine white sand, sedimentary rocks with many different shapes, the rocks here are very smooth and moss-free, retaining the original color of the rocks.

In particular, the coral reefs here are being strictly protected and the locality is completing the essential conditions to develop into a tourism product that only exists in Thanh Lan, forming a chain of tourism products of Co To, promising that this will be a product that attracts domestic and foreign tourists to participate.

Thanh Lan's natural forests are well protected and preserved.

Thanh Lan's natural forest is about 2,000 hectares wide, preserved almost intact, the tropical forest ecosystem on the island is rare. Among them are primeval forests with beautiful grasslands under the shade of the Choi forest, pineapple forest, favorable for developing exploration tourism, camping, swimming along with activities such as diving to see coral, fishing, squid fishing, catching snails...

The hilly terrain has the characteristics of low mountains, steep slopes, asymmetry, and strong dissection; the plains are distributed between the mountainous areas. The beach has long, relatively flat sandbanks with a height of 2 - 6m, an average slope of 0 - 33m, formed by medium-grained sand, which is a favorable condition for the development of beach tourism.

The abraded rock beaches appear everywhere, covering a fairly large area. Due to the high tidal fluctuations, there is often a mixture of exposed and submerged rocks. This type of terrain develops in the north of Thanh Lan Island and Tran Island, creating beautiful natural landscapes. Thanh Lan Island is composed of fairly homogeneous sediments, with a Northeast - Southwest structural direction.

Tourist attractions include: Ba Chau Beach (under construction and proposed to be recognized as a standard tourist beach in April 2023), Hai Quan Beach, Vung Tron Beach, and Vung Antenna Beach.

Thanh Lan has 6 local OCOP products that meet 3-star standards or higher. The products have formed, preserved and promoted the value of indigenous plants such as Orange, La Han Pine, Black Pine...

Thanh Lan commune converges outstanding traditional cultural values, typically the culture of the community in 2015, Thanh Lan island commune started construction of a church (this is also a tourist destination not to be missed when coming to Thanh Lan).

The rich coral reef ecosystem promises to be an ideal destination for those who love diving.

Fishermen in the villages focus on exploiting and protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands, with cultural values, customs and practices associated with the unique and rich fishermen's life. With many unique cultural values ​​of the regions gathered in Thanh Lan, especially the residential communities in the concentrated areas, this is the basis for developing and building a unique fishing village culture associated with the development of community tourism.

Thanh Lan people are gentle, the cuisine is diverse with fresh and nutritious natural seafood. With the above characteristics, Thanh Lan is not only a destination for sightseeing, relaxation, and swimming but also attracts the attention of tourists with scientific research needs from all over the country and the world. Coming to Thanh Lan, visitors will experience the best things about the land and people here.

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