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How about Cat Ba Island?

Cát Bà (also known as Powan Island) is 20 kilometers from the sea defense. There is a ferry crossing the sea. It is under the jurisdiction of Jihai County. There are Cat Ba Town, five townships and a fishing port on the island. Cat Ba Island is the largest island among the islands under the jurisdiction of Haiphong City, covering an area of ??146 square kilometers. Most of the island is composed of stone mountains.

There is a vast expanse of virgin forest on Cat Ba Island. The Vietnamese government has designated this virgin forest as a national nature reserve. There are many precious trees growing in the reserve, and a variety of rare birds and animals breed in the forest. It is a huge natural animal and plant garden.

The forests of Cat Ba Island are rich in valuable timber and rare animals, such as cypress wood, frankincense wood, white leaf-headed monkeys, and golden monkeys.

The nearby waters are rich in cuttlefish. Shrimp, abalone, sea cucumber, squid, sardines, squid, etc. On the mountain 5 kilometers away from Jiba Town, there is a cave called "Zhongzhuang", which crosses the stone mountain. There are remains of the Neolithic Age in the cave. Cat Ba Island has undulating mountains, surrounded by winding coastline and calm bays. Among the rocky mountains on the seaside, there are many natural bathing beaches. Every summer, it becomes a paradise for people to enjoy. Chen Shuaifo, chairman of the Chinese Feng Shui Association, praised Cat Ba Island as the most beautiful place in the world. In 1992, Chen Shuaifo wrote an inscription for Cat Ba Island: Wonders of the World

Cat Ba Island is a pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin and one of the most beautiful places in northern Vietnam. A large fishing center. Catba Island belongs to Jihai County. There are Catba Town and 5 townships on the island. The island is 24 kilometers long, 18 kilometers wide, and covers an area of ??315 square kilometers. There are only 270 hectares of agricultural land on the island. Residents grow corn, fruit trees and medicinal materials, and mainly fish. The fishing season is from September to May next year. It is said that there are more than 900 kinds of fish and hundreds of kinds of shrimps here. Cat Ba Island’s fish sauce is famous throughout the country. The island has undulating mountains, dangerous terrain, and winding coasts, forming many deep-water harbors. These harbors not only constitute magnificent natural scenery, but also serve as good havens for ships traveling on the sea. Cat Ba Island has 9,800 hectares of forest and is one of several famous nature reserves in Vietnam. It is home to many precious trees and breeds a variety of rare birds and animals. There are also many natural caves on the island, and there are many bathing beaches around the island, making it a promising tourist spot.