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Ancient trees form a lush canopy over the streets of Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Ancient trees form a lush canopy over the streets of Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
A cool, green oasis in the heart of Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
A cool, green oasis in the heart of Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Dam San Street leads to Buon Ma Thuot Airport. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Dam San Street leads to Buon Ma Thuot Airport. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
A modern longhouse inspired by the traditional longhouses of the E De Kpa people stands beneath a canopy of old trees, reflecting the cultural identity of the Central Highlands. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
A modern longhouse inspired by the traditional longhouses of the E De Kpa people stands beneath a canopy of old trees, reflecting the cultural identity of the Central Highlands. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Ancient trees create pockets of “forest within the city”, blending with buildings featuring elements inspired by the traditional stilt houses and longhouses of the Central Highlands to give Buon Ma Thuot its distinctive urban character. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Ancient trees create pockets of “forest within the city”, blending with buildings featuring elements inspired by the traditional stilt houses and longhouses of the Central Highlands to give Buon Ma Thuot its distinctive urban character. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Ancient trees create pockets of “forest within the city”, blending with buildings featuring elements inspired by the traditional stilt houses and longhouses of the Central Highlands to give Buon Ma Thuot its distinctive urban character. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Ancient trees create pockets of “forest within the city”, blending with buildings featuring elements inspired by the traditional stilt houses and longhouses of the Central Highlands to give Buon Ma Thuot its distinctive urban character. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
An ancient banyan tree stands in the grounds of the Dak Lak Museum. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
An ancient banyan tree stands in the grounds of the Dak Lak Museum. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Each old tree trunk is a “vertical forest” in its own right, supporting mosses, lichens, wild orchids and ferns that flourish through the plateau’s rainy seasons and have become part of Buon Ma Thuot’s unique urban identity. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Each old tree trunk is a “vertical forest” in its own right, supporting mosses, lichens, wild orchids and ferns that flourish through the plateau’s rainy seasons and have become part of Buon Ma Thuot’s unique urban identity. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Leafy streets shaded by mature trees in Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Leafy streets shaded by mature trees in Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Spacious pavements shaded by mature trees in Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
Spacious pavements shaded by mature trees in Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: Kha Pham/VNA)
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Buon Ma Thuot, a city beneath ancient trees

Few cities in Vietnam have retained boulevards shaded by towering old trees quite like Buon Ma Thuot in Dak Lak. Perched on a plateau more than 500 metres above sea level, the city has developed a distinctive urban ecosystem beneath its leafy canopy.

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