Sunday, January 1, 2012

Titop island story - Halong bay Vietnam

The photo history: Uncle Ho and the astronaut Ghecman Titop visit HaLong Bay Vietnam in 1962 - Picture Data
TS - Few people know that Ghecman Titop back island named her after almost 40 years. The astronauts heroes of the Soviet Union (former) years old were brimming tears stood before the inscription recording the event of a beautiful island world heritage site by the name of Uncle Ho.

The island of friendship

Mr. Nguyen Van Cai, 96, is oldest fishermen Cua Van fishing village on Halong Bay, said the former under the French domination, the island called Titop pretty creepy Island Cemetery, also known island Red Cross.

The reason for this name because in 1905, a French cargo ship in Halong Bay when the absence of pilot proficiency channel has crashed into a reef, sunk in the pool of toads, the crew killed been buried in the island. Since then, few fishermen dared to exploit the island seafood, the island became deserted. Beet said that until 1965 the fishing village of Ha Long Bay knows this island called Island Titop.

Documents of the Museum of Quang Ninh has clearly preserved the island Titop event is named after President Ho Chi Minh. On

22-1-1962, Uncle Ho was visiting Halong Bay Thursday, accompanied by a hero Uncle astronauts USSR (former) Ghecman Titop. At the island, President Hu has the same Titop bath and the hero astronauts found an interest in a sand beach, clean sea and beaches no less Western. At the beach, Uncle Ho told Titop to remember the event that a Soviet astronauts to visit Ha Long and represents Vietnamese friendship the two countries - Russia, suggested that Uncle Titop place name for the island. The People's Council session of Quang Ninh province in May 5-1962 issued a resolution to rename the island Titop.

The Manager Wu Hung Ha Long Bay said after being brought into the world heritage list in 1994, the tour schedule on Halong Bay, the island Titop is one tourist destination because of the This is the most beautiful beaches and cleanest Ha Long Bay is put into operation.

In recent years, this place is the management of the bay and put into operation a range of services such as tourist attractions flying gliders, skydiving, scuba diving, sailing kayak ... which is always crowded island visitors. On 21-7-2007, after a week of Ha Long Bay is included in the list of nominees is the world's natural wonders, the Bay has managed to install wireless Internet networks on the island to Titop visitors can easily easily into laptop vote.

The exuberant love

Cruises in Halong bay Chairman Nguyen Van Tuan, former chief of Ha Long Bay Management, recalls a summer morning in 1999 he received a call from Hanoi reported that Ghecman Titop preparing to visit Ha Long Bay, about Titop will ship out the collarbone to just a few hours.

Mr. Tuan said: "Contrary to my mind is heroic astronauts to massive and imposing, Ghecman Titop appeared before me as an old man-range size, 1.67 m tall, just over my a little bit. " This time to visit Vietnam, Ghecman Titop accompany foreign scientists by the Union of Vietnam Friendship Organizations invited, it was a quiet trip.

Waves turn ships to tourist group of Ha Long Bay, standing next to the ship's rail, squint Titop before the sun and sea breeze, to tell visitors about celebrating the union is the leader Ho Chi Minh Vietnam excursions on the bay Ha Long 37 years ago. "I was swimming with President Hu and He is good at swimming", Titop science moves his hands to swim fun making people laugh.

Tuan remember that when the ship docked dock Titop island, the hero astronauts nearly 70 years of age were quick to jump down the sand makes everyone nervous. Titop pointing towards the beach and seemed happy to say in Russian: "East is too, too crowded, so the winter's that?". Mr. Tuan brought to the stele Titop event island was named a hero. Titop to get their hands embraced inscription, brimming with tears. And the island Titop, the hero astronauts were trembling castigate each character write in scrapbook: "Thanks for letting me be part of an opportunity to return to this beautiful little island! Ghecman Titop ".

Before leaving the island bearing his name, Titop Tuan told him: "After nearly 40 years back, I was very touched with emotion before the U.S. as a people, and you still remember me." Titop promised him Tuan will try to arrange time to put family an opportunity to visit the nearest island. Tuan moved suddenly quiet voice said in 2001, through the news media after a massive loss Titop illness, Ha Long Bay Management Board held a solemn memorial of Soviet astronauts Titop island and a boat around the island drop down to the bay wreaths visit.

One summer day in 2006, wife of Ghecman Titop made her husband promise. From Russia to visit Vietnam, she went to Ha Long Bay, a neighbor wandered away on their golden sand that day before her husband joined the bath with President Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, stood before the event inscription island called Titop and crying.

Guides on the island Titop Nguyen Manh Hien said she was told to Titop Titop events are named and organized events Titop memorial on the island, said she was touched: "You are the ones Titop family, Ha Long is wonderful and exuberant love people. "

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