The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands organized a special event on December 30. At the ceremony, a representative of UNESCO in Vietnam presented a letter recognizing Da Lat’s official accession to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network to the city’s leaders (Photo: Vietnamplus).
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| Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai congratulated the determination to build Da Lat into a hub of the southern Central Highlands. He emphasized the importance of Da Lat as a key development center in both the region and the country, as well as its role as a crucial link to the region and the world. |
Deputy Prime Minister Khai urged Da Lat city to align its development strategy with the overall development plans for the Central Highlands region. This includes following the regional and provincial master plans for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision for2050.
He also highlighted the significance of Da Lat’s membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, stressing the need for the city to actively engage and leverage its role to boost the local economy through the cultural industry.
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| The event captivated the audience with captivating music, dance, and art performances. The resonant echoes of gongs narrated the 130-year journey of Da Lat’s formation and development (Photo: TTXVN). |
130 years ago, Da Lat, once inhabited by the K’Ho Lach ethnic group, was discovered by Alexandre Yersin. He proposed the construction of the Lang Biang Plateau as a resort hub for Indochina. Over the years, Da Lat has transformed into a renowned tourism city, often referred to as the “city in the forest, forest in the city” and the “Vietnam Flower Festival City” (Vietnamplus).
Da Lat has been recognized as the “ASEAN Clean Tourism City” twice and is considered one of the most romantic destinations in Asia. Aside from its appeal as a tourist hotspot, Da Lat is also at the forefront of high-tech agricultural production in Vietnam.
Legendary Lang Biang
In June 2015, at the 27th Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Program (ICC-MAB) held in Paris, the Lang Biang Natural Reserve in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Lam Dong Province has been recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Lang Biang Reserve has retained its values of bio-diversity on a global scale, with the natural scenery mixed in harmony with local cultural features. It has contributed to forming and developing Da Lat to become a city of tourism and an international research centre on tropical forest.
Da Lat flower festival promises attractive activities
NDO/VNA – The eighth Da Lat Flower Festival, themed “Da Lat and Flowers”, will take place in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from December 20-24.
Da Lat Flower Festival kicks off with colourful parade
NDO – Da Lat Flower Festival, a biennial event in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, kicked off on December 23 with a colourful floral parade.
Street festival add more colour and brightness to Da Lat
NDO – More than 3,000 local students and young people gathered at a street festival which opened on December 23 at Lam Vien Square in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province, as part of the ongoing Da Lat Flower Festival 2019.
Unique Clay Architecture and Sculpture in Da Lat
For years, Da Lat has been known as a charming city with vast flowers gardens, winding mountain passes, green pine forests and amiable people. This fairy city is now famous for another appealing attraction; a unique clay tunnel, which is called by different names, such as sculptured tunnel, basalt tunnel or clay village.
