Halong Bay, home of the Ba Co, or Sirens of Vietnam
BA CO – “Three girls.” Water goddesses of Quang Hanh Grotto (9 km west of Cam Pha), often called the tunnel grotto.
Long ago three young ladies, in some versions friends, in others sisters, were journeying around Halong Bay. The Quang Hanh Grotto is accessible by boat or on land but the entrance is only visible when the tide is out.
The Ba Co sought shelter from heavy rainfall by entering the grotto when the tide was out. Entranced by the beauty of the grotto they are said to have lost track of the time and when the tide came back in the Ba Co drowned in the grotto, but the sea god Long Vuong took pity on them and transformed them into the goddesses of Halong Bay.
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I didn’t know the Vietnamese had such interesting gods and goddesses!
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Nice of the sea god to help them out like that!
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Tragic but beautiful.
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Sad but moving story about the Ba Co.
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Sad story really.
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Nice twist on the usual sirens.
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