Remembering Dalat in the misty seasons of old years

Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Ga, who lives in Da Lat, shared with Thanh Nien a collection of photos of Da Lat in the mist that he took at different times in previous years. "Da Lat is getting hotter and hotter, the tourism advantage of fresh air is gradually disappearing," he said.

Panoramic view of Du Sinh hill, about 6 km from the center of Da Lat with a view of the city center, taken at 5:15 a.m. on July 13, 2020. The hill is blurred in the early morning mist, in the distance are overlapping hills covered in clouds.

Ray of sunlight (a stream of sunlight shining through the clouds) on a pine hill next to Than Tho Lake, 6 km from Da Lat, taken at 6:35 a.m. on April 25, 2021. The lake is located in the middle of a pine forest, associated with the sad love story of the "two-grave pine hill", along Quang Trung - Ho Xuan Huong road.

A familiar photo hunting spot for photographers is the flooded teak forest in the golden sunlight, a corner of Tuyen Lam Lake taken at 7:15 a.m. on December 25, 2021. This location, even when the sun rises, is still covered in thick fog, making the lake scenery like a fairyland. This is the largest freshwater lake in Da Lat, about 7 km from the city center in the direction of National Highway 20 up to Prenn Pass.

Trai Mat pine forest on a peaceful morning taken at 6:40 a.m. on April 18, 2021. During the process of taking photos recently, Ngoc Ga feels that Da Lat has less and less "green patches" as more buildings, restaurants, and hotels are built, the city becomes more crowded.

Da Lat is often cold in the early morning and late afternoon. Therefore, to be able to "hunt clouds", visitors should wake up early in the morning, go to the suburbs to watch the clouds on the hillsides. The most beautiful time for clouds is from 4 to 5 am. In the photo is a ray of sunlight through the pine trees along National Highway 20, Trai Mat area, Ward 11, Da Lat, taken at 7:15 am on March 27, 2022

Coffee growing area in Da Nhim commune, Lac Duong district, covered in mist, photo taken at 5:45 a.m. on March 6, 2022. The air here is cooler than in the city center.

A hilly area of ​​Luoyang covered in early morning clouds

When the city becomes crowded, it is more wonderful to go to the suburbs to see the hidden mist, the scenery is strangely peaceful. Photo of people taking care of green bean fields in the morning mist in Lac Duong at 6:10 am on May 30, 2021

To get beautiful photos of the mist, visitors have to go further, for example to Masara village, Ta Nang commune, Duc Trong, 80 km from Da Lat. This area is adjacent to Binh Thuan province, also where the Lam Dong plateau begins to gradually decrease in altitude. In the photo, visitors camp to welcome the sunrise in the early morning mist at Masara hill, taken at 6:20 am on December 13, 2020.

More than 10 years ago, tourists did not have the concept of "cloud hunting" when coming to the mountain town of Da Lat, because you could often see this magical scene in the early morning in the city center. However, today, that "foggy city" scene has become rare. This panoramic view of the center of Da Lat city was taken at 5:00 a.m. on September 13, 2020.

In April 2021, Lam Dong launched a project to plant 50 million trees to increase urban green space and forest cover by 2025. This campaign to achieve the goal of "forests in the city, cities in the forest" will supplement green space for areas with living, business, tourism, and resort activities, contributing to environmental balance, improving the value of life and bringing people closer to nature.

Photographer Ngoc Ga notes that tourists taking photos of the morning mist should prepare a motorbike strong enough to climb steep hills, warm clothes, gloves, and a woolen hat to keep their body warm.

At this time, Da Lat is in the heavy rain season, causing floods and landslides, so visitors coming here should stay in the city center, avoid spending the night in pine hill areas, in forests, along streams...

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