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Quan Lan Island |
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Quan Lan Island belongs to Bái Tu
Long Bay; part of an island ra nge
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 Vân Ðon Range to the Gót 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
Since the 11th century, Quan Lan had
been one of the centres of the ancient
commercial port of Vân Don, which was
animated and prosperous at the tim e.
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 Liêu 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 Nghè Quan Lan (Duc
Ông) Shrine, which is dedicated to Pham
Công Chính, a local people who
participated in the historical Vân 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 sái sùng. |
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