Jade Lucky
Local Color From Ha Long Bay, Vietnam by Cindy Vu
Once upon a time, soon after the Viet people established their country, invaders came. The Jade Emperor sent Mother Dragon and her Child Dragons down to earth to help the Viet people fight against their enemy.
Right at the time invaders’ boats were rushing to the shore, the dragons landed down on earth. The dragons immediately sent out from their mouths a lot of pearls, which then turned into thousands of stone islands emerging in the sea like great walls challenging the invaders’ boats.
The fast boats could not manage to stop and crashed into the islands and into each other and broke into pieces.
After the victory, Mother Dragon and Child Dragons believed this country to be so beautiful that they did not return Heaven but stayed on earth at the place where the battle had occurred.
The location Mother Dragon landed is now called Halong Bay and where Child Dragons descended is now Bai Tu Long.
The tails of dragons waving the water created Long Vi (present Tra Co peninsula) and formed a fine sand beach over ten kilometers long.
Every time I come to Vietnam, I try to see a part of the country that I do not know. Last trip, August 2009, I went north to World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin. The photos speak for themselves.
Tomorrow, Friday, I will fly to the Central Highlands, to the ancient citadel of Hue. (I have been to Central Vietnam before, to the city of Da Nang and the ancient village of Hoi An.)
Sometimes I wonder, how did I get so lucky as to come to know this beautiful country and its compassionate people?
I am curious. Do you believe in luck? Do you ever marvel at your good fortune? Do you curse bad luck? Let me know if you get a chance.
Source: redravine.wordpress
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