3:26:36 PM | 7/8/2005
The government of Lam Dong province has approved a US$3 million project to build a flower park in Dalat - the attractive resort city in Vietnam’s central highlands region.
The investor, An Binh Co, Ltd., is eager to build the most romantic flower park in, named "Love and Peace".
The designer of this 23ha park is famous architect Ho Thieu Tri, who will build the park based on the core values of human culture and poetic characters.
The park will be a great farm of flowers as well, gathering the most beautiful and luxurious varieties in the world with certain designs and themes, he said.
The site will have no roads, but only alleys named “Alley of Rain”, “Alley of Sunlight”, “Alley of Nostalgia”, “Violet Alley” and “Alley of Dream” among others.
Visitors will also be able to plant their trees or sign their names and relate memories on small flagstones scattered about the park, which will also incorporate sites designed for lovers young and not so young.
Investors have hired three flower experts from the Netherlands, Italy and Israel – countries strong in the flower industry - to care for the park.
The project will begin on April 30 and will be maintained for 50 years.
Dalat, 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City, is one of the most favored tourist spots in Vietnam for its favorable climatic conditions and beautiful natural scenery. The city is expected to receive 1.2-1.4 million tourists, including 200,000-250,000 foreigners this year.
Dalat now has 385 hotels with more than 4,480 rooms, and 1,057 guesthouses capable of accommodating a total of 30,000 people a day. Nineteen hotels are star-rated, with the Sofitel Dalat Palace being the only 5-star hotel in the city.
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