Situated
about 7-8 km south-east of Bãi Cháy lies the small Ti Tốp
Island. It displays a beach shaped like a crescent moon, and sand
that has been washed to a snowy white by the tide. On 22 November
1962, this tiny island had the honour of receiving a visit from
astronaut Ghermann Ti Tốp, a hero of the former Soviet Union,
accompanied by Hồ Chí Minh. To perpetuate the remembrance of
their visit, Uncle Hồ named the
place Ti Tốp Island. It has now become an attractive beach for
tourists and has various of tourist services
Thirty-five
years afterwards, on 27 June 1997, Ti Tốp returned to the island having
his name. Deeply moved, he wrote in the souvenir book of the
Management Board of Hạ Long Bay: "My deepest thanks to
destiny, which has allowed me to come back to this tiny island.”
It has become a beach attracting many visitors.
