Geopark Dac Nong

After five-year establishing and development, Dak Nong Geopark has just recorded a memorable milestone when it becomes Vietnam's third park to join the Unesco Global Geopark Network.

At 22h on 16 July, Dak Nong Province held an online ceremony to honor the name of Global Geopark in 2020 organized by Global Geopark Network through Gotomeeting software.

This event does not only build the advantage to promote Vietnam's image in general and Unesco Dak Nong Geopark in particular internationally, preserving the geological values, biodiversity and cultural diversity of 40 ethnic minority groups in the province.

Looking back at the preparation process to achieve the title of Dak Nong Global Geopark, it can be seen that this is a clear and deliberate direction from scratch.

Cottages in Cho Lon Town

The photo above is one of French Jack Garofalo collection (1923 - 2004). He is also known for a photo collection Harlem During Summertime 2004. A photo above describes a way of life of Chinese-originated Vietnamese who left their homeland to earn a living in a foreign country. A then traffic was sailing. Small boats are a means of transportation to transfer their goods from one place to another without the cost of fuel that is replaced by the labor force. Small, narrow channels bring economic benefit to inhabitants.

More photos feature in the following link photos. The content is in Vietnamese.

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Ancient Cho Lon Town

French photographer Jack Garofalo used to live in a China town, Cho Lon. He has a collection of photos depicting a life of Chinese originated Vietnamese in 1960's. The photo above is one of his collection that features on VN Express online. The collection gives a brief description of Chinese culture of Chinese who left their homeland to earn a new life in another country, Vietnam. 

If you are more curious about this culture, visit a link Cho Lon Town. The content is in Vietnamese.

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China set in the mid autumn

A China set that is served with moon cakes has just sold in a market. The moon cake does not matter, the way to enjoy is important. The cake is served with hot strong tea along with sharing daily chore among family members. That is a pleasure people want to enjoy.

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