RM2B01C6G–Vietnam: View from Dao Titop, Halong Bay, Quang Ninh Province. In Vietnamese ha long means ‘descending dragon’, and legend has it that Halong Bay was formed by a gigantic dragon which plunged into the Gulf of Tonkin, creating thousands of limestone outcrops by the lashing of its tail. Geologists tend to dismiss this theory, arguing that the myriad islands that dot Halong Bay and extend all the way north to the Chinese frontier are the product of selective erosion of the seabed over millennia.

RMBXTJE1–Limestone and dolomite outcrops in Halong Bay, Vietnam

RMD1WJGJ–Limestone Outcrops, Halong Bay, Vietnam

RFF09F19–Foggy Day in Halong Bay, Vietnam

RMJ9GXT0–Limestone karsts, Ha Long Bay (UNESCO World Heritage Site ), Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam

RMWA0DJP–Walkway with happy tourists returning from visiting Hang Dau Go cave on Dau Go Island. Halong Bay in South China Sea. Vietnam, Asia

RFF7CWA5–Sunset photographed from ship in Halong Bay

RF2B1RRM1–Boats in Halong Bay, Vietnam

RMBT58P8–Limestone 'Karst' scenery in Halong Bay, Vietnam

RFKHT7YM–Halong Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site

RFJ4HN90–View across Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

RFMP0RJ3–Nice view of Halong Bay