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Luon Grotto
Location:
Luon Grotto is
situated on Bo Hon
Island, 14km south
of Bai Chay Beach,
Quang Ninh Province.
Characteristics:
In front of the
grotto is Con Rua
Islet and the Sky
Gate is on the
right. Here the
cliffs stretch
vertically out of
the pure blue and
smooth water.
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At the water-level,
an arched entrance
leads to the grotto,
just at the base of
the island. Passing
through the pretty
entrance, you come
across a tranquil
round lake,
surrounded by
luxuriant trees and
high dangerous stone
walls. Monkeys run
to and fro in
groups, benjamin fig
trees shade the
landscape and many
orchids hang their
sweet-scented
flowers. In the
lake, many species
abound: shrimp,
fish, crab and
cuttle-fish.
This is an enclosed
group of islands. It
connects with the
sea via a
4-meter-wide,
100-meter-long, and
3-meter-high mouth.
Inside the grotto,
the 1-km2 brackish
lake is surrounded
by mountains. On the
cliff one still find
traces of fossils of
fresh-water snails,
which prove that men
used to live there
and this must have
been a deep valley
then.
The beauty of the
site is the mingling
of a number of
factors: the
mountain's size and
form, the colour of
the water and the
clouds. |
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