Quan Lạn
Island belongs to Bái Tử Long Bay;
part of an island range on the
outside of the gulf of Bắc Bộ. It
has an area of 11 sq. km, and
features eight populated hamlets.
Quan Lạn Island stretch toward East
– West from the foot of Vân Đồn
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 Lạn had
been one of the centres of the
ancient commercial port of Vân Ðồn,
which was animated and prosperous at
the time. 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 Lạn
Communal House built in the 18th
century; exceedingly beautiful and
almost entirely preserved. Next to
it is Quan Lạn Pagoda (Linh Quang
Tự), which is dedicated to Buddha
and God Liêu Hạnh. The pagoda also
worships the statue of old Hậu, 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 Lạn Pagoda lies
Nghè Quan Lạn (Ðức Ông) Shrine,
which is dedicated to Phạm Công
Chính, a local people who
participated in the historical Vân
Ðồn battle against the Yuan
invaders. He was later honored as a
god. Quan Lạn has many valuable sea
products such as octopuses,
butterfish, mackerel, holothurian,
shrimp, and sái sùng.
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