Bãi Cháy is a large, beautiful,
artificial beach, closed to the
coast of Hạ Long Bay. The
100-meter-wide-sandy beach spans
over 500 m. Early in the morning or
in late afternoon, thousands of
people liven up the atmosphere here.
The asphalt road winds its way
through the white sandy beach and
luxuriant casuarinas. The Hoàng Gia
Tourism Company has invested in
diverse services for tourists. The
Bãi Cháy tourist site is fast
changing into one of the most
captivating of this kind in Hạ Long
City. It comprises restaurants,
water puppet and traditional music
theatres, Hoàng Gia Park,
water-skiing, and sea motorcycling.
The Hoàng Gia Park lines along the
Hạ Long road leading from the Bãi
Cháy Tourist Wharf to the gate of
the Hạ Long Night Market.
There are many legends associated
with the name Bãi Cháy. According to
one legend, when the fleet carrying
food for the Yuan-Mongolian invaders
led by Trương Văn Hổ came there, the
Vietnamese troops and locals under
the leadership of Trần Khánh Dư set
fire to it. The whole fleet was
engulfed in fire. Meanwhile, the
northeast wind blew hard and further
added fuel to it. Fire was so fierce
it burned down the forest in the
western side of Cửa Lục. Hence the
name Bãi Cháy.
Another legend has it that the
western side of Cửa Lục used to be a
wharf for seagoing boats.
Acorn-barnacles firmly attached to
these boats’ sides and underneath,
and might wreck the boats. The local
population had to use casuarinas
leaves to burn acorn-barnacles. From
Hòn Gai and other neighboring
places, people always see a blaze
from there, so they called it Bãi
Cháy.
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