VietNamNet Bridge – In Dalat City, tourist destinations are always crowded, so some people opt for a quiet place to visit. And there is one place which they might find interesting. That is Dalat Su Quan in Thung Lung Tinh Yeu (Valley of Love) area.

A station where vendors wait for buses

Dalat Su Quan has a particular area featuring street vendors in Dalat. Simple things and words are used to describe the lives of street vendors in this city of flowers. Passing the area displaying embroidery paintings and silk, one can see the section for street vendors. It is simply a space to honor people who are sometimes forgotten in the busy city life.

In this small section, there is a cupboard to keep things of street vendors as well as their stories. There are photos and paintings hung on the tree along with names, addresses and signatures of street vendors who are mostly women.

The area has a list of goods that can be found on the streets in Dalat such as fruits, music discs, snacks and drinks. There are also tourist reviews on street vendors and paintings reflecting their lives on the streets.

In particular, this is also a venue for street vendors to rest, drink water and use restrooms at no charge. Every month, they write down their stories and feelings about their daily lives and put them into a small box.

A painting about street vendors in Dalat       A cupboard for street vendors to keep things – Photos: Nguyen The Luong

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