About Ha Long Heritage

Considered a heritage city, Ha Long not only has the World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay, but also the richness and diversity of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. These advantages have helped Ha Long become more attractive, and are also an important resource for exploiting and developing cultural and tourism products in the period of international integration.

Talking about Ha Long City, we must talk about the "symbiotic" characteristics from a long time ago, which is the "sea area" and now the "sea city". The highlight of which is the World Natural Heritage Ha Long Bay, which has been honored by UNESCO three times. With a system of floating islands and events, stories, legends, anecdotes, especially the endless beauty of the sky and sea, it has become a great attraction for tourists. Let's visit the Ha Long Heritage area with Vietnam.vn through the photo collection "About the Ha Long Heritage Area" by author Dinh Hai Ngoc. The photo series was taken by the author in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh, once again affirming that, thanks to its outstanding global values and many domestic and international titles, in recent years Ha Long Bay has always been chosen as the top destination in Vietnam, one of the 10 most impressive UNESCO heritages in Asia, one of the 24 tourist destinations worth visiting in 2024. Ha Long Bay has affirmed its central location, playing an important role in the sustainable development strategy of Ha Long City. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications .

Along with the cultural heritage system, Ha Long City has many natural landscapes, unique scenic spots, special cuisine, cultural and sports institutions with synchronous and modern investment, contributing to narrowing the gap in enjoying the material and spiritual life of the people and also positioning Ha Long as a valuable resource, an advantage for developing cultural tourism products, spiritual tourism, festival tourism, culinary tourism, resort tourism, experiential eco-tourism... In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn for all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of beautiful images of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photos and videos) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Announcement Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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