Quang Ninh's tourism locations–the shooting scenes of many blockbuster movies

When many of the blockbuster movies like Indochine or Kong: Skull Island opened in theatres, viewers marveled at the use of real-world locations in the movies, including Ha Long Bay or Co To district island, which made them more popular to tourists. And vice versa, those locations also bring filmmakers many awards and revenues.

One of the shooting scenes of the film "Indochine" on Ha Long Bay in 1992.

The crew making the film Indochine, a successful French film by Resgis Wargnier in 1992, chose Ha Long Bay as the highlighted location. Although the shooting scenes was chosen in many beautiful locations in Vietnam such as Ha Long Bay, Tam Diep, Phat Diem (in Ninh Binh), or Dinh Bang (in Bac Ninh), and other spots Hue city, many scenes in Ha Long was highly evaluated and printed on posters, newspaper, or used in the trailer of the film.

Kong: Skull Island, a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The filming took place in the northern portion of Vietnam, including Trang An, Van Long and Tam Coc (Ninh Binh province) and Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province).

Kong: Skull Island's filming took place on Ha Long Bay.

Ha Long Bay not only attracts foreign filmmakers, but also a lot of domestic filmmakers of films which left a lasting impression in the audience's hearts, including “Ca mot doi an oan” by Trong Trinh. The  movie was mostly filmed in Dong Tien commune in Co To district island, making it more attractive to visitors when coming to this island district.

One of the locations of the film "Ca mot doi an oan" by Trong Trinh was Mong Rong rock area.

One of the film's locations was Mong Rong rock area, which is located in Co To town. Having the most picturesque scenery with sedimentary rocks dating back millions of years and created by the nature, Mong Rong rock area used to be called Cau My. Since 2015, it has been known as Mong Rong Rock area because it looks like a dragon rising from the sea. It is also known as the "Valley of love", because the rock is located separately from the noisy life in Co To's urban area, making the love story of couples even more romantic. Since the movie was filmed here, most of the tourists visiting Co To have come to Mong Rong rock area.

Translated by Hue Linh