Xuan Huong lake.

Ho Xuan Huong

Located in the heart of the city, at an altitude of 1.477m, Ho Xuan Huong, a former valley stream flows through Cam Ly, the gathering place for residents of the Early Creek.

In 1919, members from the initiative of Minister Cognac, the chief engineer Label proceeded to stop the stream to the lake. 1923 to build a dam at the bottom again to form two lakes.

Due to the impact of the storm in March 1932, both dams are broken. Until the year 1934-1935 a large new stone dam engineer Tran Dang Khoa was designed and constructed under the two old dams form a large lake - the French called the Grand Lac. This dam is located before the palace area which is now the Managing director Pham Khac Hoe locals still be justified as "Mr. Director", so when the dam is also a bridge built, people used to call for Mr. Director, there exists to this day.

Ho had a circumference of 5,000 meters, width 25ha crescent shape. The lake smooth as a mirror reflecting the aging canopy parts, slender rows of willow leaves and will be better as the spring, when cherry blossom petals a bright pink color makes up the lake as her cheeks flushing Da Lat girls youth then.

Xuan Huong Lake was named in 1953 as want to live forever romantic image of the famous female artist Nom English poetry 19th century Vietnam, Ho Xuan Huong.