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Bai Chay, Halong Bay : Bai Chay Beach lies along the shore of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province, is a windward ocean resort that runs along the sea for more than 2km. Bai Chay is dotted with old pine trees, multi-storey restaurants and well-equipped hotels. Visiting Bai Chay Beach, visitors can swim in clean and clear ocean water, and enjoy the beauty of nearby Ha Long Bay, which was recognized by UNESCO first in 1994 as a World Natural Heritage Site, and again in 2000 for its unique geomorphic value, and now is going to select as one of the nature wonders of the world.

Bai Chay 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 Hoang Gia Tourism Company has invested in diverse services for tourists. The Bai Chay 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, Hoang Gia Park, water-skiing, and sea motorcycling. The Hoang Gia Park lines along the Ha Long road leading from the Bai Chay Tourist Wharf to the gate of the Hạ Long Night Market.
There are many legends associated with the name Bai Chay. According to one legend, when the fleet carrying food for the Yuan-Mongolian invaders led by Truong Van Ho came there, the Vietnamese troops and locals under the leadership of Tran Khanh Du 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 Cua Luc. Hence the name Bai Chay. Another legend has it that the western side of Cua Luc 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 Hon Gai and other neighboring places, people always see a blaze from there, so they called it Bai Chay

Bai Chay Tourist Whart, 2km from national way 18A. it is a schist island, very pretty, with a luxuriant forest, it has an area of 220ha, and to the east and south are two beaches endowed with very white and fine sand. One can go to Tuan Chau Island via the 2 km cement road from the mainland. Investments have been poured into the island to turn it into a modern tourist resort. Includes such fascinating extras as the dolphin, sea lion, and seal-performing club, animal circus club, golf court, cultural-sports center, beach, rural market, ornamental fish lake, villas in Hill 1 and Hill 2 with 300 rooms, guesthouses, and five 50 room villas along the beach. The ensemble of five restaurants and one round house built in the pagoda motif can serve up to 1,000 guests at the same time. More...