Con Ga Church is a famous heritage site in Da Lat City, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Source: VNA)
Lam Dong (VNA)- Planning experts have urged authorities in the Central Highlands provinceof Lam Dong to preserve the special urban heritage of Da Lat city.
Experts at departments, agencies, and universities discussed urban and culturalpreservation and development, particularly its French colonial-eraarchitecture, at a seminar held in Da Lat on December 27.
Planning expert Le Quang Ninh said that hundreds of special architectural worksin the city should be preserved and promoted.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports,and Tourism Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, spoke about the cultural value of Frencharchitecture, saying that it was necessary to preserve, upgrade or remove manybuildings constructed in the early or mid-20th century.
Urban planning expert Ngo Viet Nam Son said that planning should include greenspaces and bodies of water between and around high-rise projects.
“Da Lat city’s streets have the potential to become pedestrianised areas, whichwould attract tourists,” he added.
Doan Minh Khoi of the Vietnam Association of Architects said the cityshould also promote health tourism, high-quality health care products and itsagricultural economy.
“When new projects are built, attention must be paid to protecting theenvironment and forestry resources as well as preserving cultural and historicrelics,” he said.
Under Da Lat’s development plan by 2030, approved by the Prime Minister in2014, the city has adjusted its plan from a scale of 393 sq.km to 3,359 sq.km.
Based on a government decision, Da Lat plans to become a “modern,environmentally friendly city, a national and international resort city, ascientific research centre, and a national and international trade centre.”
It will offer training and technological transfer in agricultural productionand become a biodiversity protection research centre as well.
Following its master plan to 2020, Da Lat and its vicinity target becoming asmart city.
Bao Loc city is expected to be upgraded to a grade II industrialurban city, while Duc Trong district would be a grade III urban area and a keyeconomic zone in the southern region.
Da Lat became famous over the last 120 years since its founding thanks to itstemperate weather, spectacular landscapes and architecture, including manyFrench villas.-VNA
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In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
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Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
Con Ga Church is a famous heritage site in Da Lat City, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong (Source: VNA)
