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- 1. Dinh Huong Islet In the itinerary of Thi棚n Cung 畉u G畛 Ti T畛p, one finds 畛nh H動董ng Islet or L動 H動董ng (Incense Burner Islet) to the southwest of 畉u G畛 Island. Passing the Ch坦 叩 (Stone Dog) Islet and the Con M竪o (Cat) Islet, one sees an imposing stone slab resting on two other small stones stands blocked the way. The stone slab resembles a huge incense burner, which lies in the middle of the sea as a holy object to worship the Sky and Earth. Trinh Nu Grotto The Trinh N畛 Grotto or Virgin Grotto is situated on the island range of B畛 H嘆n in the system comprising the S畛ng S担t Grotto, 畛ng Ti棚n Lake and Lu畛n Grotto. It is 15 km south of B達i Ch叩y Beach. For fishermen, the Virgin Grotto is their house, but for young lovers, it is considered as the symbol of truly love, and is the romantic place for taking oath of love. Entering Trinh N畛 Grotto, one finds in the middle of the grotto a stone statue of a lying-girl with her long hair hanging down who is looking to the sea in a vain hope. Situated opposite to Trinh N畛 Grotto, Tr畛ng (or Male) Grotto has a stone statue of a boy who turns his face to Trinh N畛 Grotto. One still hears his vain scream in tune with the wind blowing into the cliff somewhere. Legend has it, there once was a beautiful fisherman's daughter, whose family was so poor that it was in the service of the rich administrator of the fishing zone. He forced the family to give him the girl as a concubine. She already had a lover who at that time was on the high seas catching fish to prepare for their wedding. The administrator, angered by her refusal, exiled her to a wild island where she suffered from hunger and exhaustion. On one frightening night, amidst terrible rain and winds, she turned to stone. It was also the night that her lover knew of her danger, and he rowed his boat in search of her. On the terrible night, the tempest destroyed his boat and he floated to one of the islands. In a lighting flash he saw his mate in the distance, but his calls were driven away by the wind. He used a stone block to hammer down on the mountain cliffs to announce to her he was nearby. He struck until blood flowed from his hands, and in his final exhaustion, turned to stone (todays Tr畛ng Grotto). Tourists also find Trinh N畛 Grotto attractive partly because of its association with a fanciful love legend: Once upon a time, there lived a boy and a girl who deeply loved each other. However, they were so poor that they could not be able to get married. The boy decided to go offshore fishing with a hope that he could get enough money for his marriage. And the girl painfully waited in vain for her fianc辿. She finally took a small boat and rowed to the sea to look for him. So immense is the sea, and so many are the islands, the boy, therefore could not hear her doleful call, though he was just several canals away. Exhausted, the girl lied in a grotto, looking to the sea and got petrified after the last call. The boy got lost in a grotto nearby, shouting to call the girl in vain. The echo of their call through the cliff was so moving. At last, the boy became exhausted and petrified in the grotto - present-day Tr畛ng Grotto. Today, whenever passing this place, tourists can still hear his faint call.
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- 3. Map of islands in Halong Bay: find the location of islands on the map Yen Ngua Islet The Y棚n Ng畛a or Saddle Islet lies in H畉 Long Bay, in the centre of the World Heritage Area. Read more >> Xep Islet X畉p Islet or Layer Islet is a huge, multi-layered, square piece of stone which looks like an Egyptian pyramid built in the middle of the B叩i T畛 Long Bay, C畉m Ph畉 District. Read more >> Trong Mai Islet Tr畛ng M叩i is situated on the south-west side of H畉 Long Bay, 5 km from the tourist wharf near to 畛nh H動董ng Islet. In a somewhat large expanse of open sea, the island seems to grow up from the bottom of the deep emerald waters. Read more >> Thien Nga Islet In the waters of B叩i T畛 Long Bay, a stone islet is bobbing like an alluring and graceful swan (Thi棚n Nga) - a swan losing its herd.
- 4. Trong Mai Islet Trong Mai Islet Halong Map Halong Hotels Halong Cruises Quang Ninh Destinations Tr畛ng M叩i is situated on the south-west side of H畉 Long Bay, 5 km from the tourist wharf near to 畛nh H動董ng Islet. In a somewhat large expanse of open sea, the island seems to grow up from the bottom of the deep emerald waters. At sunset, the island with the height of over 10 m is bright red and in a somewhat tottery position. Their tiny legs support heavy bodies, and it appears that one strong wave could throw the two stone blocks into the sea. However, hundreds of millions of years have passed, and the Tr畛ng M叩i is still there. The image of the island is the logo of H畉 Long Bay and Vietnam Tourism