Unique clay architecture and sculpture in Da Lat

Da Lat, a fairy city, known with vast flowers gardens, winding mountain passes, green pine forests and amiable people, now has a new attraction for visitors - a unique clay tunnel.

A section of the 1.2-kilometre long clay tunnel, which was built in 2010 near Tuyen Lam Lake by artist Trinh Ba Dung (Source: VNA)

The idea is to depict Da Lat as a famous resort and tourism city with its unique cultural and social identity. (Source: VNA)

A symbol of Da Lat - the Con Ga Church is reproduced in clay. (Source: VNA)

Daily activities of apes in the ancient time depicted with clay sculpture. (Source: VNA)

A guitar and musical notes made of clay. (Source: VNA)

A statue of an artist. (Source: VNA)

The replicas of an old train and station in Da Lat. (Source: VNA)

Horse carriage, a characteristic of tourism in Da Lat. (Source: VNA)

Palace Hotel (Source: VNA)

Doctor Yersin, who discovered Da Lat. (Source: VNA)

The house made of basalt that holds two Vietnam records. (Source: VNA)

Old villas inside the clay tunnel. (Source: VNA)

Clay cherry blossoms (Source: VNA)

Fruit of Da Lat (Source: VNA)

Tourists pose for photos with a couple of horses made of clay. (Source: VNA)

Young girls by Cam Ly stream inside the clay tunnel. (Source: VNA)

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