Bãi Cháy

Bãi Cháy is a ward in Vietnam. It, along with the eastern part known colloquially as Hòn Gai, together make up the city of Hạ Long.[1] Known as the city's "tourism zone", many hotels, beach resorts and other tourism hotspots are located within Bãi Cháy.[2] The ward was linked to Hòn Gai via a ferry line until the inauguration of the Bãi Cháy Bridge in 2006.[3]

Bãi Cháy
Ward
Panoramic view of Bãi Cháy, seen from Hòn Gai, in 2023
Panoramic view of Bãi Cháy, seen from Hòn Gai, in 2023
Country Vietnam
ProvinceQuảng Ninh
CityHạ Long
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Etymology

According to local legend, Bãi Cháy is the place where the Trần dynasty's forces, led by Trần Khánh Dư, burned the Mongols' vessels. A northeast wind then blew the fire toward the west side of the Cửa Lục Bay and inflamed the dry forest nearby. This story gives rise to the name "Bãi Cháy" (lit. 'burning beach').[4]

Another local folk story tells that boats used to anchor at the west side of Cửa Lục. Fishermen gathered and burned Casuarinaceae's leaves around those vessels in order to deal with shipworm that bored into them. As people from Hồng Gai and elsewhere saw fire blazing up from this place regularly, they coined the term "Bãi Cháy" for the area. Under French rule, Bãi Cháy was named Vatchay or Ile aux buissons (lit. 'bush island').[5]

Geography

Bãi Cháy has an artificial sandy beach located along the shores with a length of more than 500 metres (550 yd) and a width of 500 metres (550 yd). The ward's general topographic feature is a low elevation range of hills sloping gently toward the sea.

References
  1. Rough Guide to Vietnam: Volume 4 - Page 429 Jan Dodd, Mark Lewis, Ron Emmons - 2003 "The neighbouring towns of Bai Chay and Hong Gai are officially referred to as Ha Long City, though few locals use this term. The epicentre of tourism in Ha Long Bay is Bai Chay, a beach resort on the north shore, which offers an enormous choice"
  2. baotainguyenmoitruong.vn (2022-09-30). "Bãi Cháy - trung tâm đô thị mới của Hạ Long". baotainguyenmoitruong.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  3. thanhnien.vn (2006-12-03). "Khánh thành cầu Bãi Cháy". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  4. Nguyen, Quynh (2018-06-22). "[Du lịch Hạ Long] Bãi cháy – Tạo nên bởi "Truyền Thuyết"". ChuduInfo. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. "Cẩm nang khám phá bãi tắm Bãi Cháy Quảng Ninh chi tiết A - Z". Dulich3mien | Tổng hợp về các điểm đến du lịch khắp ba miền Việt m (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-05-28.

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