Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Halong Bay in northern Vietnam, about 30 kilometers east of Haiphong City, located at 20°42′-20°54′00″N 106°52′-107° 07′E. The island is 24 kilometers long and 18 kilometers wide, with a total area of ??315 square kilometers. Cat Ba Island is the largest island with an area of ??146 square kilometers and a population of about 13,000 people. , fruit trees and medicinal materials, mainly fishing. About half of the area is a national park. There are highly endangered golden-headed langurs on the island. In December 2004, it was designated as a world biosphere reserve by UNESCO. There are limestone karsts on the island. The area includes tropical limestone forests, coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds, lagoons, beaches, caves, and willow swamp forests, with a maximum altitude of 331 meters. It is rich in valuable wood and rare animals, such as white wood, frankincense, and white leaf-headed monkeys. The nearby waters are rich in cuttlefish, shrimp, abalone, sea cucumber, squid, sardines, etc. There are Jiba Town and five townships on the island.
Jiba Town is the commercial center of the island. The forests of Po Island are rich in precious wood and rare animals, such as white wood, frankincense, white leaf-headed monkeys, and golden monkeys.
The nearby sea is rich in cuttlefish, abalone, sea cucumbers, squid, sardines, etc. Eqing et al. There is a cave called "Zhongzhuang" on the mountain 5 kilometers away from Catba Town, which crosses the stone mountain. There are relics of the Neolithic Age in the cave. The mountains on Catba Island are surrounded by twists and turns. There are many natural bathing beaches in the calm bays between the rocky mountains. 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, he wrote the inscription for Cat Ba Island: Wonder of the World
Cat Ba Island is a pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin and a large fishing center in northern Vietnam. Cat Ba Island belongs to Cat Hai County, and there are Cat Ba Town and the whole island. 5 townships, the island is 24 kilometers long, 18 kilometers wide, and covers an area of ??315 square kilometers. The island has only 270 hectares of agricultural land. Residents grow corn, fruit trees and medicinal materials, and the fishing season is mainly from September to May of the next year. It is said that there are more than 900 kinds of fish and hundreds of kinds of shrimps here. The fish sauce of Cat Ba Island is famous throughout the country. The island has undulating mountains, dangerous terrain, and winding coasts, forming many deep-water harbors. It is also a good haven for ships traveling at sea. Cat Ba Island has an area of ??9,800 hectares of forest and is one of several famous nature reserves in Vietnam. There are many precious trees growing on the island and a variety of rare birds and animals. There are a lot of natural caves and there are many bathing beaches around the island, making it a promising tourist spot.