On Dec. 28 , Jimmy, my friends and I visited Dai Nam Cultural- Historical Park that is located about 40km from Saigon. Jimmy called it "Disneylandish place". Covering an area of about 450 hectares, the park has been under construction for the past 10 years and is expected to be a biggest park in the country by 2010.
This park displays historic images of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, replicas of the wonders of the world (the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Angkor Wat, Thailand's Golden Pagoda, and the Kremlin), the zoo and the wide ranges of recreational activities. Dai Nam Quoc Tu (Temple of Four Gratitudes), the most important temple in the park, is used as a worship place for people who helped to build the country such as the Lac Long Quan, the Au Co mother, The King Hung .... Near the Dai Nam Quoc Tu is the Ngu Hanh Son (The Five Mountains). The Five Mountains symbolize the five elements of the universe: mental, wood, water, fire and earth. Inside the mountains are exhibits history of Vietnam from Lac Long Quan and Au Co eras to the Nguyen Dynasty, the 1975 liberation of the south...
Visiting this park, my friends and I reviewed many legends, stories and history of Vietnam. Jimmy and the kids got bored when listening to all stories but they had a great time while riding roller coaster.
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