Da Lat - Langbiang Plateau has long been the residence of the Lach and Chil people of the Coho ethnic group. It was not until 1893 that Dr. Alexandre Yersin - a Swiss-Frenchman explored Langbiang that this land developed into a capital. town.
Some artifacts of Da Lat residents from the founding of the village hamlet
Da Lat originates from Da Lac (pronounced in ethnic language as Da Lach), Da is water, Lach is the name of a minority tribe residing here. Thus, Da Lat means the water source of the Lach people. Explaining the name Da Lat, there is also a theory that the name "Dalat" is derived from the 5 letters of a proverb derived from Latin: DAT ALLIS LAETITUM ALLIIS TEMPERRIEM (roughly translated: Give joy to one person, give coolness to another). This has led many people to speculate that the name Da Lat was given by the French and that understanding is still of interest to many people today.
Even though the doctorYersin was not the first person to discover the Langbiang plateau, but he played an important role in the formation of Da Lat urban area because after the expedition, he actively proposed to Governor General Pauld Doumer to invest in building a resort for the French in Da Lat. Here, it fully meets the requirements of altitude, climate, water resources, land and infrastructure development conditions... From those advantages, Da Lat gradually formed and quickly developed into a modern urban area with a European appearance. Au.
Display complex recreating the life of Da Lat people old
Today, according to the general planning, Da Lat - Lam Dong city and surrounding areas have been approved by the Prime Minister until 2030 with a vision to 2050, Da Lat city is the center of politics - administration, economy, culture, services and important economic exchange hub... One of the tourism centers, especially sightseeing, resort, conference, seminar and ecological tourism ofregion and the whole country, one of the multi-disciplinary centers and research centers of the country, is a production and processing area of high quality vegetables and flowers to serve domestic people and export...
If you want to learn about the history of formation and development of Da Lat city - a city in the highlands of the Southern Central Highlands, come to Lam Dong Museum. This place displays and introduces documents, artifacts and images about Da Lat past and present. Coming here, you will also learn more about the process of immigrating to establish villages, opening hamlets specializing in growing vegetables and flowers such as: Ha Dong hamlet, Nghe Tinh hamlet, Thanh Mau hamlet, Da Thien hamlet, Anh Sang hamlet, Thai Phien hamlet, Cau Dat hamlet and learn about the material and spiritual cultural activities of residents from all over the country when coming to Da Lat to live through many historical periods.
