Vietnamese records in Quang Binh

Quang Binh is a province in Central Vietnam, one of the places that suffered a lot of damage during the war for national independence and freedom. Today, when peace is restored, with the inherent beauty that nature has bestowed, Quang Binh has become a famous tourist destination of our country, representing the image of Vietnam closer to the world. Not only are they simply beautiful landscapes, but they are also recognized records. Below we would like to list 11 Vietnamese records that Quang Binh owns!

The locality has the most cave systems.

The record set for the whole of Quang Binh is “The locality with the most cave systems”. This is also the reason why Quang Binh is always associated with the name “kingdom of caves”. In the system of hundreds of large and small caves here, the Phong Nha – Ke Bang cave system alone is evaluated by the British Royal Cave Research Association as the world’s leading cave system, with more than 300 large and small caves.

Locality with the longest underground river system

The second common record for Quang Binh is: “The locality with the longest underground river system”. And the place that contains many underground rivers in Quang Binh is also Phong Nha – Ke Bang cave, which owns a winding underground river system, sometimes hidden, sometimes visible. Those are Son River, Chay River, Trooc River with a length of 20km.

The cave has the largest cave dome.

The third record for Son Doong Cave is “The cave with the largest cave dome”. With a length of 6.5km, a width of 200m, and a height of over 150m, Son Doong Cave was recognized by the British Royal Cave Association as the natural cave with the largest cave dome on April 22, 2009. In addition, some sections of the cave are even larger, up to 140x140m, including stalactites up to 14m high.

The Ho Chi Minh trail system (including the East and West branches) passes through the longest province.

The next record is for the Ho Chi Minh trail. Quang Binh is one of the provinces that has a trail named after Uncle Ho running through it. And the trail also brings Quang Binh another record, which is “The Ho Chi Minh trail system (including the East and West branches) passing through the longest province” with 320km out of a total length of 2,800km.

The locality has the narrowest terrain width

Quang Binh not only suffered a lot of damage during the war but also had a narrow terrain. Located at the narrowest part of the S-shaped strip of land of Vietnam with a width of only nearly 50km, Quang Binh is known as “The locality with the narrowest terrain width“.

The highest temperature open-air hot spring

The record for “The highest temperature of open-air hot spring” belongs to Bang mineral spring. Bang mineral spring is located in Le Thuy district, 16km from Dong Hoi city. The natural hot spring water flows 250m from underground, hot to 105 degrees Celsius. This is the only water source in Vietnam with a temperature higher than the natural boiling point of water and is completely sterile.

3 records of Paradise Cave

The longest dry cave.

Paradise Cave belongs to the Vom Cave system, discovered by the British Royal Cave Association in 2005, is a masterpiece of nature and is likened to a paradise with magnificent beauty, so explorers named it Thien Duong Cave. This is the longest dry cave with 31.4km, 60m high, the width inside the cave is from 30-150m, some places are up to 150m wide.

Long dry cave has the most unique stalactite system.

Paradise Cave is fortunate to be endowed by nature with a magnificent, majestic, multi-layered stalactite system with a shimmering, magical beauty, formed 400 million years ago. Typical examples include the Stone Flower Garden Palace with a stalactite block resembling the Virgin Mary holding a baby, or the Palace of the Gathering of Fairies and the entire complex of Amitabha statues, Tang Monk and his disciples on their journey to seek sutras, the statues of Happiness – Prosperity – Longevity, the Buddha tower…

The cave has the longest wooden bridge.

The entire corridor system leading to Paradise Cave is made of Tau wood, nearly 1,000m long, 2.1m wide. On both sides is a sturdy railing system. Along the way and in the central areas, there are stops for visitors to enjoy the scenery. This wooden design gives the cave a wild yet solemn beauty like the road to heaven.

Longest beach and sand strip

Not only beautiful caves, Quang Binh also has extremely beautiful beaches. It is easy to understand because Quang Binh owns the record of “Longest coastline and sand strip”. With one side bordering the sea and the other side bordering the majestic Truong Son mountain range, Quang Binh has a sea area of 595km2, a coastline of 116.04km with sand dunes 39.125ha wide, sand dunes 30-40m high and stretching for dozens of kilometers.

Sun Spa Resort – the tourist area with the longest sea and river frontage

“Sun Spa Resort – the tourist area with the longest sea and river frontage” is a record for Sun Spa Resort in Quang Binh. Sun Spa Resort is a high-class resort located on the poetic Bao Ninh peninsula, surrounded by sea and river with a length of over 5km. Sun Spa Resort is built on a 29ha land area with three sides of water, with 234 rooms (4-star international standard). Next to it is the 5-star Sun Spa Villa Resort, with 20 villas and 60 wooden houses with high-class, self-contained entertainment services. The unique architecture of the resort bears the typical features of Vietnamese culture.

Our Quang Binh is so wonderful, isn’t it? Don’t hesitate to contact our Netin travel to book a tour to Quang Binh, to discover all the wonderful beauty of nature here.