Ha Long Bay leads seven world wonders vote

Ha Long Bay tops the list of 77 candidates for the New Open World Foundation’s “New Seven Wonders of Nature” competition.

While the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long Bay tops the list, Vietnam accounts for three of the contest’s top five choices so far.

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh holds the fourth position while Fansipan, a 3,143-meter-tall mountain in the northwestern province of Lao Cai Province, ranked fifth Wednesday, up from seventh on Tuesday.

Lao Cai Province shares a border with China.

All three places are in northern Vietnam.

The voting includes three stages.

The first stage, a voting stage from August, 2007-August, 2008, will determine 77 semi-finalists.

A panel of experts will then short-list 21 finalists from which voters worldwide will elect seven new natural wonders.

Source : Thanh Nien Daily