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Bồ
Nâu Grotto
Some
2-3 km southeast of Trống
Mái Islet lies Bồ Nâu Grotto or Pelican Grotto.
This vaulted grotto covers 200 m2. The floor of the
grotto is wide and flat, but not deep, and its wall features lots
of stalactites and stalagmites.
At
the entrance are three stones, looking like three fairies with
their heads close to one another. Two men appear to be playing
chess, with the third serving as a referee.
Bồ
Nâu Grotto is one of the beauty grottoes in Ha Long Bay.
The
name Bồ Nâu or Bồ Nông is associated with the fact that
pelicans often take shelter here. If Ðầu Gỗ Grotto lies
completely inside the island, Bồ Nâu opens its mouth at the side
of the island. Stalactites fall down from the roof of the grotto
in different clusters. Meanwhile stalagmites grow up in different
shapes and layers. Is this that the life out there is so noisy
that the three fairies have to choose this tranquil place to play
chess? Turning southward, Bồ Nâu Grotto enjoys cool wind.
Standing there, one can hear the murmur of the sea all year round.
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