Bang Spa
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Bang Spa is an area of hot mineral springs in Le Thuy County, Quang Binh Province
, Vietnam
. The surface mineral water here is hot enough to boil eggs. This is a tourist attraction of the province as many see bathing in hot mineral water as a health treatment for several diseases. The Annamite Range
runs across the western end of this province and features many limestone
caves and small gorges along the rivers here. The mineral water here is rich in calcium
and other minerals and is now bottled for use by the Bang Mineral Water Company. The province is also home to some other tourist attractions, such as Phong Nha-Ke Bang
National Park (a world heritage site listed by UNESCO
), Da Nhay Beach
, and Nhat Le Beach
.
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Quang Binh Province
Quảng Bình , formerly Tiên Bình under the reign of Le Trung Hung of the Lê Dynasty, this province was renamed Quảng Bình in 1604) is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam....
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The surface mineral water here is hot enough to boil eggs. This is a tourist attraction of the province as many see bathing in hot mineral water as a health treatment for several diseases. The Annamite Range
Annamite Range
The Annamite Range or the Annamese Mountains is a mountain range of eastern Indochina, which extends approximately through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia. It is known in Vietnamese as Dãy Trường Sơn, in Lao as Xai Phou Luang , and in French as the Chaîne Annamitique...
runs across the western end of this province and features many limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
caves and small gorges along the rivers here. The mineral water here is rich in calcium
Calcium
Calcium is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust...
and other minerals and is now bottled for use by the Bang Mineral Water Company. The province is also home to some other tourist attractions, such as Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Phong Nha - Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa districts of central Quang Binh Province, in north-central Vietnam, about 500 km south of the nation's capital, Hanoi. The park borders the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the province of Khammouan,...
National Park (a world heritage site listed by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
), Da Nhay Beach
Da Nhay Beach
Da Nhay Beach is a beautiful beach on the shore of South China Sea, 40 km north of Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Da Nhay in Vietnamese means the rocks that jump. This name refers to the topographical feature of this beach which sees thousands rock reaching the sea, surrounding small...
, and Nhat Le Beach
Nhat Le Beach
Nhật Lệ Beach is a beach in Đồng Hới city, the capital of Quảng Bình Province, home to world heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The sand here is fine and white with clean water. The beach is located on the mouth of the Nhật Lệ River emptying into the South China Sea. There is a four-star...
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