Ha Long Bay Wonder voting campaign launched
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province, the home of Ha Long Bay launched a campaign in Hanoi on Sunday asking people to vote for the bay as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Van Tho said this is an opportunity for Vietnam to advertise itself. He said that through this contest, the world will know more about Vietnam. He called for all Vietnamese people to do their part and vote.
At the ceremony, a 6-litre Hennessy Mathusalem bottle was auctioned off. The $25,000 proceeds were then presented to the Ha Long Bay Management Board.
In 1962, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism arranged Ha Long Bay as a National Renowned Landscape Vestige.
The bay was listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site at the 18th meeting of the Committee of World Heritage of UNESCO (in Phuket, Thailand on December 17th, 1994) for its outstanding universal aesthetic value.
Then again, on December 2nd, 2000 at the 24th meeting of the Committee of World Heritage held in Cairns city, Australia, Ha Long bay was again cited as a World Natural Heritage site for its outstanding universal geological and geomorphologic value.
Ha Long bay is a nominee of the New Open World Foundation as one of the World’s 7 Natural Wonders; voting will end and results announced on 08/08/2008.
At the ceremony, a 6-litre Hennessy Mathusalem bottle was auctioned off. The $25,000 proceeds were then presented to the Ha Long Bay Management Board.
In 1962, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism arranged Ha Long Bay as a National Renowned Landscape Vestige.
The bay was listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site at the 18th meeting of the Committee of World Heritage of UNESCO (in Phuket, Thailand on December 17th, 1994) for its outstanding universal aesthetic value.
Then again, on December 2nd, 2000 at the 24th meeting of the Committee of World Heritage held in Cairns city, Australia, Ha Long bay was again cited as a World Natural Heritage site for its outstanding universal geological and geomorphologic value.
Ha Long bay is a nominee of the New Open World Foundation as one of the World’s 7 Natural Wonders; voting will end and results announced on 08/08/2008.
Read more
Ha Long Bay tops Wonder list(02/21)
Ha Long Bay makes top three(02/18)
Floating on Halong Bay(01/23)
See also
Ha Long Bay so far ranked ninth Natural Wonder(12/21/2007)
Vinashin’s luxury cruise ship docks in HCM City(12/17/2007)
Five-star cruise ship returns Ha Long Bay(12/06/2007)
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