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Quan Lan
Island belongs to Bai Tu Long Bay; part of an island range
on the outside of the gulf of Bac Bo. It has an area of 11
sq. km, and features eight populated hamlets.
Quan Lan
Island stretch toward East - West from the foot of Van on
Range to the Got Mount with many high mountains to the east
barring waves and winds, protect the villages. The island is
situated on an important navigation route that connects
China, Japan, Thailand and Philippines to Vietnam. Along two
sides of the island are tens kilometres of sand beaches.
This is the endless resource for glass making which the sea
gives to man and it is also the extremely interesting
tourism. Halong bay tours.
Since the
11th century, Quan Lan had been one of the centres of the
ancient commercial port of
Van Don, which was animated and
prosperous at the time. Today, there are still many vestiges
linked to the ancient commercial port. This also explains
why the island, lying deep in the sea, has the large pagodas
and archaeological sites seen today. On the island there is
the Quan Lan Communal House built in the 18th century;
exceedingly beautiful and almost entirely preserved. Next to
it is Quan Lan Pagoda (Linh Quang Tu), which is dedicated to
Buddha and God Lieu Hanh. The pagoda also worships the
statue of old Hau, a local person who made lots of
contributions to the construction of the pagoda. The statue
features a gentle and cheerful old woman, which adds an
original character to the pagoda. Beside Quan Lan Pagoda
lies Nghe Quan Lan (Duc Ong) Shrine, which is dedicated to
Pham Cong Chanh, a local people who participated in the
historical Van Don battle against the Yuan invaders. He was
later honored as a god. Quan Lan has many valuable sea
products such as octopuses, butterfish, mackerel,
holothurian, shrimp, and Sai Sung.
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Tours to Quan Lan: Quan Lan island 4 days
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