Pho hien

Pho Hien (Hien Street), Chua Chuong (Chuong Pagoda), and Den tho Chu Dong Tu (Chu Dong Tu Temple) are all associated with mysterious legends imbued with the cultural colors of ancient times. Chu Dong Tu–Tien Dung Love Festival A group of women in beautiful pink dresses holds a dragon palanquin, where there is a jar inside. The procession moves slowly from the sacred temple towards the Red River. Da Trach Temple It is a long dancing dragon created by 30 young men, which leads the procession, followed by thousands of people from five communes in Khoai Chau district in Hung Yen province. When reaching the river bank, the people go onto a boat. In the middle of the river, two older men drop two circles into the river. Another older man used a red-lacquered dipper to scoop water out of the river into the jar. The water jar is carried ashore. Only when the water jar is put on the altar can the organization board open the Chu Dong Tu Festival - one of the 16 biggest festivals in Vietnam. Da Trach Temple Chu Dong Tu Festival is organized for three days from the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month. This unique ritual is derived from the immortal love between the poor fisherman Chu Dong Tu and Princess Tien Dung. In the place where they met in ancient times, people set up the Da Hoa Temple in Binh Minh commune in Khoai Chau district, and Da Trach Temple in Da Trach commune in the same district.Chu Dong Tu is one of the four immortals in traditional mythology of Vietnam, who is in charge of teaching people how to do business, and how to fish and weave. Like any other temple in Vietnam, the Chu Dong Tu Temple’s courtyard is covered with white plumeria flower. It is so peaceful inside the temple that even when women sit and talk on the yard, they won’t disturb the tranquility of the space. Le Xuan Cu, the temple janitor, said the temple is special because it contains a hat and a stick of the Saint. Visitors to the …

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The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province recently launched a contest to solicit solutions for the Da Lat City’s long-standing traffic issues. Visitors to Da Lat during the Lunar New Year holiday season are likely to find themselves facing one of the city’s longest infrastructure issues: traffic. While a slew of planned projects, including the constructions of belt roads, have yet to materialize, local authorities are mulling pleas for a traffic light system to manage the ever-growing congestion issues facing the locality.   A ‘human traffic light’ Motorbike collisions are common at the intersection of Phan Chau Trinh, Tran Quy Cap, and Quang Trung Streets in Da Lat. Typically, drivers who find themselves in an accident will pull themselves up, hurl a few insults at anyone else involved, and be on their way without actually settling the dispute. Locals say that such common occurrences could be totally avoided if the city would seriously consider a traffic light system in lieu of the current system of ‘human stop lights’ – traffic police officers mobilized throughout the city to attempt to regulate congestion. “It takes a team of twelve to mediate traffic at Kim Cuc and Hai Thuong junctions during holidays. We’re out there all day. From 6:00 am and 9:00 pm,” said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Hung, head of traffic police in Da Lat City. “It’s very taxing for the team and there’s little we can do to actually help since all we have are whistles and batons. During peak seasons, we have to bring in ward-level police and provincial traffic forces to help us.” According to Hung, the root of Da Lat’s traffic problems can be traced to a lack of coordination between vehicles, manpower, and technological systems. Nguyen Dang Phuong Nguyen, a Da Lat native, said she once spent 90 minutes in a terrible traffic jam to traverse the 2-kilometer length from …

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Specifically, the city has established blockades of spots, including the quarters of 4 in Trung My Tay Ward, 7 in Hiep Thanh Ward, Thanh Loc 48 and 04 in Thanh Loc Ward in District 12; the quarter 5’s alley 60 on Nguyen Van Cu Street in Tan Tao A Ward and the alley 67 on Nguyen Thi Tu Street in Binh Hung Hoa B in Binh Tan District; the alley 480 on Binh Quoi Street in Ward 28 and the alley 246 on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Ward 21 in Binh Thanh District; the Felix Home apartment at 44 Nguyen Van Dung Street in Ward 6 and the alley 251 on Quang Trung Street in Ward 10 in Go Vap District. 15 places in Tan Binh District consist of Nguyen Phuc Chu Street in Ward 15; Pho (Noodle) stall A75 on Bach Dang Street in Ward 2; the area F of the Carillon apartment at No.1 Tran Van Danh Street, the No.16 on Ap Bac Street and Mat Bao BPO Joint Stock Company at 12 Nui Thanh Street in Ward 13; Viet Trung Son Company at 24 Tan Canh Street and a Bun Cha (Grilled pork with noodle) stall named Hoan Kiem Hanoi, at 1 Pham Van Hai Street in Ward 1; the alley 29 on Bui Thi Xuan Street, the alley 2 on Bach Dang Street and the coffee shop at 11 Dang Van Sam Street in Ward 2; a milk shop called Giac Mo Sua Viet at 114A Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Ward 12; Le Duy Nhuan Street, Co-op Food convenience store at 12A Tran Van Danh Street and Viva Star coffee shop at 45 Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Ward 13; and Nem Nuong (Spring rolls with grilled pork patties) Ninh Hoa store at 97-99 on Bau Cat Street in Ward 14. The remaining areas are the alley 245 on Nguyen Trai Street in Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward in District 1; the head office of the People’s Committee of District 10 at No.474 on February 3 Street in Ward 14 and Nam Bo restaurant at 320A on To Hien Thanh Street in Ward 15 in District 10; the alley 441 on Le Van Viet Street in Tang Nhon Phu A Ward and Mai Do restaurant at 146 Tay Hoa Street in Phuoc Long A in Thu Duc City; Viva Star Coffee Shop at 242C Thoai Ngoc Hau Street in Phu Thanh Ward and Nam Bo …

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