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Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh province, a UNESCO recognized world’s heritage site, has jumped in September to the second place among 28 finalists of the online voting for the world’s new seven wonders of nature.
The voting is launched by the New7Wonders Foundation at http://www.new7wonders.com/en/.
The Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007 and has attracted by an estimated 1 billion votes. The Official Declaration of the New7Wonders of Nature will be on November 11, 2011.
The Ha Long Bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes, and comprises a 120-kilometer-long coastline and is approximately 1,553 square kilometers in size with 1969 islets.
The victorious outcome is attributed to Quang Ninh province in boosting information dissemination and promotion of the image of the site to foreign friends.
The province has also developed tourism linkages with other provinces nationwide, especially the country’s five biggest tourism centers.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has planned a promotion campaign and a tourism publication to further introduce Ha Long Bay.
Quang Ninh has received around 5.3 million visitors in the first eight months of the year with estimated revenue of VND2.3 trillion (US$118 million).
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