Post date: 10/06/2011

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Provincial People's Committee: proposed the recognition of Vietnam records for natural and social values of Quang Binh province

(Quang Binh Website) - In order to contribute to enriching activities during the Quang Binh Culture - Tourism Week, 2011 and improving the natural and social values of Quang Binh province - the land where is endowed with many famous and unique landscapes and has the most specific topographic, geological and geomorphologic conditions in the country, the provincial People’s Committee officially submitted dossier to the Vietnam Guinness Book Center (Vietbooks) for the recognition of the natural and social values of Quang Binh province. Concretely, the 14 records include:

Beauty of Thien Duong Cave

1. The biggest cave system in Vietnam (over 300 caves).

2. The largest and most beautiful range of limestone mountains in Vietnam.

3. The longest underground river system in Vietnam.

4. The highest cave arches in Vietnam.

5. The longest east-west stages of the Ho Chi Minh trail.

6. The hottest open-cast mineral stream (Bang stream in Le Thuy district, with a high temperature of over 105 degrees Celsius).

7. The longest coastline and sand-bank (116 kilometres).

8. The narrowest province in the country (nearly 50 kilometres).

9. The largest number of female heroes of the resistance war (seven heroes).

10. The longest cave in Vietnam (the 31.4 km long Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave).

11. The most beautiful sand peninsula in Vietnam (in Sun Spa Resort).

12. Sun Spa Resort has the longest sea surface and river surface in Vietnam (5 kilometres).

13. The longest wooden bridge in Vietnam (the 1,000 metre bridge in Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave).

14. The most magnificent and beautiful cave in Vietnam (Thien Duong [Paradise] Cave).

Reported by Mai Anh

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