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The installation of greenhouses for vegetable and flower farming in Da Lat City should be strictly regulated to reduce their impact on the environment and landscapes, experts have said. A greenhouse was damaged by flooding in Lam Dong Province’s Lac Duong District in August. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Dung The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Lam Dong has 4,500ha of greenhouses, including more than 2,800ha in Da Lat. Greenhouses have been popular in Da Lat since the late 1990s. There are no official guidelines for the management of greenhouse construction or licensing and so there is no legal foundation for the management of greenhouses, according to the city People’s Committee. Speaking at a recent seminar held in Da Lat, Tran Xuan Hien, director of the province’s Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting, claimed the unplanned setting up of greenhouses has impacted the climate and the lives of local people. The occurrence of floods in concentrated … [Read more...] about Problematic: Experts call for regulation of Da Lat’s greenhouses

The making of dried persimmons, which is hailed as the most delicious dried fruit made in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province, requires a lot of time and sophisticated techniques.  The making of dried persimmons, which is hailed as the most delicious dried fruit made in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province, requires a lot of time and sophisticated techniques. The distance between the cotton strings to string persimmons up is around 25cm so that the fruits will receive enough sun and breeze The Golden Valley, Khe Sanh area, and Da Lat city’s suburban areas such as Trai Mat and Cau Dat are home to around 300 facilities producing dried persimmons. The areas also host hundreds of hills being covered with persimmon-growing gardens. Giang Ngoc (Nhan Dan) … [Read more...] about The making of dried persimmons in Da Lat

 An exhibition showcasing contemporary art works created from waste opened in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on February 8. The event, entitled “Moiland chapter 1”, features works by artist Dae-Hong Kim from the Republic of Korea, Hoang Anh, an artist living and working in Da Lat, and Le Phi Long, who comes from Ho Chi Minh City. All the works are created from waste such as water pipes and bottles, pieces of wood, dry leaves and roots, with a message that everything has its feeling and human beings should not ignore it. This is the first time such form of art has been introduced to the public in Da Lat, but drawn much attention from artists, locals and tourists during the first days of the lunar year. The exhibition will last until March 3. … [Read more...] about Contemporary art works from waste exhibited in Da Lat

Greenhouses for vegetable and flower cultivation in Da  Lat city (Photo: zing.vn) Greenhouses have been used in the city to minimise the impact caused by inclement weather, including rainfall, storms, hailstones, hoar frost and humidity.  However, many of them have been built on urban land, which has reduced the amount of rainfall absorbed into the soil and lowered the underground water level. This has also contributed to increased flooding in many areas. About 70 percent of the greenhouses have not met technical standards, contributing to the spread of disease and viruses, according to a spokesman from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Division of Plant Protection in Lam Dong province. Lai The Hung, head of the Division of Plant Protection, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development had asked the Lam Dong People’s Committee to set specific criteria on where greenhouses and nethouses could be located. … [Read more...] about Greenhouse expansion damages Da Lat’s environment

Da Lat is at 1,500 meters or 5,000 feet above sea level, so the first thing you’ll notice is the temperate climate The French call it “un coup de foudre” which literally translates to “a bolt of lightning,” but the term is also used to describe love at first sight. When it comes to travel, I’d only experienced that feeling twice before: Lausanne in Switzerland, truly one of the beautiful cities in Europe, and San Francisco, California, which is right near the top of any list of gorgeous destinations. As of now it’s three times – it took me only a couple of hours to see that Da Lat (also spelled “Dalat” in one single word like many other cities in Vietnam) is a city unlike any I’ve seen in Asia. Perched up in the hills about 200 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (commonly abbreviated to HCMC, and often referred to by its former name Saigon), Da Lat is at 1,500 meters or 5,000 feet above sea level, so the first thing … [Read more...] about ​Déjà vu: A bolt of lightning in Vietnam