Taking-Selfies Trending in Da Lat City

 Selfie Trending in Da Lat City

The photo above describes a group of young people lining up to take videos and selfies in front of a mirror in Da Lat City. During the Tet holidays, many videos appeared on the TikTok platform to capture a new trend.

According to this trend, a person hold a cell phone to record, approaching the large mirror, then they move a camera towards the side of the mirror. The cameraman then drags their companion to stand with him in a distance from the mirror.

Taking selfies in front of a mirror attracts visitors. Credit: Huyen Huong's photo

Such videos quickly became a trend and got viral on a TikTok platform, generating many views and groups to flock to coffee shop 'the Green Smoke Valley' and other shops in Da Lat that had a large mirror in the yard to film. 

This platform receives at least two videos with at least one million views and many other videos with several-hundred-thousand views. 

Thanh Tu, the account @thanhtu_1009, who owns a trending video, said, "To have a video like this, it takes a long time to stand in the sun and take a line. In return, the results deserve how he got exposed to the sun. 

Han, the owner of the account @haan4747, said that even though he was tired, he had to wait in line to film for fun. However, many commenters were "bored" at the crowded queue scene when shooting a TikTok video. 

"I see too many videos on TikTok about this mirror; tourism is so patient now", one comment expressed frustration. "It's too crowded; check-in is also not fun," another word shared. "Torturing the body like this is not a tourist resort", one person commented harshly. 

Many people consider this to be an exciting travel trend. "People like to travel to beautiful check-in places. The crowded scene was unavoidable because Da Lat City fell in the Tet holiday season and was overloaded. But now Da Lat City is overloaded, they have to accept it, if you want to relax, stay at home," one person explained. 

"It's too civilized to be able to queue for so many people, so it's better to praise than criticize," said one comment. In addition, many people also suggested that the cafe should arrange more mirrors to avoid long lines of visitors.