Da Lat, called the City of Eternal Spring or the City of Love, is probably one of Vietnam’s most well-known vacation destinations. The City of Eternal Spring has long been popular with Vietnamese and foreigners because of its flowers, weather, landscapes and tourist sites.
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The orchid, named “queen of the world of flowers”, is a common sight wherever you go in Da Lat. Among the world’s 100,000 species of orchids,
Da Lat was founded by the French doctor, Alecxander Yersin, in 1893. It is located in
Da Lat is known for its market gardens which grow everything from carrots and cauliflowers to avocados and bananas as well as many varieties of flowers. The market covers two blocks with more than 1,300 shops. On the ground floor of Block A merchants sell flowers, household appliances and other Da Lat specialties.
Da Lat is also famous for its mild climate. Climatologists call Da Lat the “City of Eternal Spring” because its highest temperature is 24 degrees and its lowest temperature is 15 decree. The annual average rainfall is 1,755 millimeter. The dry season starts from December to March and the rainy season is from April to November. The city enjoys the sun in all the seasons. Thanks to the weather, the City of Eternal Spring has colorful gardens all year round.
Tourists get a deep impression of Da Lat’s tourists sites such as
Da Lat’s three palaces are referred to simply as Palace 1, Palace 2, and Palace 3. The palaces were all completed by the French, but only Palace 3 was a royal home. It was owned by the last emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty, Bao Dai. You can find it on
The Crazy House rises about five storeys above its suburban neighbors into the skyline, great sweeps of black and yellow concrete, bizarrely shaped glass openings, beautifully peach-coloured walkways that are a cross between a tunnel and cave, and sculptured rooftops that appear menacing.
Da Lat has many beautiful waterfalls, pine forests, and lakes such as Xuan Huong, Than Tho, Da Thien, Van Kiep, and Me Linh.
Than Tho Lake is located five kilometers northeast of the city centre. Like many of Da Lat’s sights, a tragic love story took place at the lake. A young woman, who wrongly believed her lover has died, drowned herself in Than Tho Lake. Since then the surrounding pine trees have sighed in grief.
Prenn Waterfall, which is a major attraction for Vietnamese and foreign tourists, tumbles over a wide overhang and into a large pool below. A path circles around the pool so that visitors can walk behind the waterfall and look out through the curtain of water.
Recently, a delegation from the Organizing Board for Miss Universe has conducted a survey in Da Lat amongst other provinces and cities to look for a venue to host the competition in 2008.
With the above typical features of the City of Eternal Spring, Da Lat full expects to be selected as one of the venues to host Miss Universe 2008.
(Source: CPV)
