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 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
HaLong 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
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