Cua Van fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh has beenincluded in the list of the world’s top 10 coastal towns by US travelmagazine Travel & Leisure.

The village ranked ninth, followed by Ilulissat in western Greenland’s Qaasuitsup municipality.

“Located in Vietnam’s dramatic Ha Long Bay, with lush mountains as abackdrop, this little village is completely composed of floating homes,”Travel & Leisure said about the unique Vietnamese community.

“About 700 people (traditionally fishermen) live in anchoredhouseboats, with kids attending a floating school. Cua Van has become apopular tourist attraction, as visitors want to see this unusual way oflife for themselves,” it added.

Cua Van is the largest fishingvillage in Ha Long Bay with its residents earning their livelihoods fromfishing and aquaculture. Many households are also involved in tourismand offer home-stay services.

Polperro, a fishing village and harbour on the southeastern coast of Cornwall in South West England, topped the list.

The top ten also includes Saint George (Bermuda), Manarola (Italy),Camden (US), Kotor (Montenegro), Lunenburg (Canada), SidiBou Said(Tunisia), and Cadaqués (Spain).

Travel & Leisure is a NewYork City-based travel magazine specialised in leisure travel. Itfeatures articles written by novelists, poets, artists, designers, andnon-travel journalists.-VNA