An decided to quit working for 6 years to follow his dream. Photo: NVCC. Leave work, go to the forest In early 2020, the Covid -19 translation caused the tourism and service industry to fall into crisis. The restaurants met many difficulties, An’s work had many impacts. After a period of thinking, An decided to quit his job to find a new opportunity. “I think of Da Lat. When I first started working, I had a plan to go to Da Lat to work because I liked the nature and the atmosphere there. But people advise that the young should stay in the city to work, get experience. After 6 years working, I am confident enough to fulfill my own dream ”, An confided. An used the money saved after many years to become a homestay combined with a passion for cooking. Away from his family at the age of 13, An was used to living independently and looking for opportunities for himself, although starting a business in a new land presents many challenges. An Bao Da Lat had many opportunities but also many difficulties. “People looking from the outside think that being a homestay must be ‘chill’, very relaxed. Not wrong, but not entirely right, ”An said. Not simply bringing money to rent a house and decorate it, only in the first 10 days to Da Lat, An fell 5 kg, sometimes stressed out and could not sleep. “Have to close the kitchen, fix the house, paint the house, pick up the dust, clean the house, wash the laundry… do it all by yourself. In the past, working in the kitchen underwent a lot of pressure, but this pressure was several times higher ”, said Van An. It took a month for the new job to go into order. An spent 1 month to repair and decorate the house. Building a house is difficult, maintaining it is even more difficult. Previously, just focused on cooking delicious food for diners, now get used to getting up late and getting up early to welcome guests, taking care of every piece of food and sleep for guests every time they visit the house. “After all the initial hardships, it’s time to live the good days”, An laughed. “Every day to meet and get acquainted with new people, to go to the market to cook what you like. When you give your all to everyone, it’s also time to receive positive things.” Keeping Da Lat “The translation season is arduous, but it’s also fun. Have time to relax, redecorate the house, go around Dalat or neighboring places, ”An said. “The landlord called to say not to collect rent during the epidemic, while I never complained or pleaded. Then my friends help out a lot, often come home to help ”, according to Van An, stepping through the hardships, the new appreciation of human feelings for others. Guests as well as relatives visit the house. The thing that made An feel sad the most was that Da Lat was increasingly losing quality. “The city gradually lost its beauty of nature. Every place is racing to “foreignize”, “westernize”, from Japanese garden, Bali sky gate to Hong Kong street … but in fact, the core value of Dalat is pine forest, pure nature “. An said. Therefore, An always tries to build his house so that each guest can feel the peaceful atmosphere of the mountain town. Being a chef, An takes care of meals for guests, if he has time, he accompanies guests to entertainment spots in Da Lat, everyone will meet like family members. not just a stay. “The day before going to Thailand, I felt they do tourism very well, practical and useful. Traveling in me is often clever, sometimes deceived. I feel like I have to have a mind, to be sustainable, ”said An.

Designer Cuong Dam has marked his fashion journey with a collection of FUSION inspired by the East and the West, the beauty of the past and present is conveyed in parallel with the spirit of royal approval. Nam Phuong, bringing a contemporary breath to each design.

Throughout the collection are contemporary images developed from many popular materials such as peach bibs, four-piece flaps, do paper fans. The Phuc Viet inspiration at the same time also becomes a stretching red thread.

Each outfit is favorably given its own name. ROSEWOOD is inspired by the white silk dress of Queen Nam Phuong, with improvised folds on a minimalistic form. Or, TIMBER combines bold menswear inspiration with the image of a calendar queen in a sleeveless dress.

Peach bibs are cleverly integrated with contemporary innovations, reminiscent of old memories of Northern girls with slim shoulders and sexy bee backs. At the same time, it is also the designer’s intention to highlight the hidden charm of the old woman.

Designer Cuong Dam brought the image of cones, palm leaves fan, paper fan, areca fruit on his costume.

The movement of the paper fans creates rhythmic contours from sleeve to chest cup creases, resonating with raglan hand curled with youthful ruffles.

Prominent on the SAPELE blazer is the button detail developed from the areca image – becoming a unique highlight for this design.

Intangible cultural heritages such as Nam Son mat are cleverly integrated into the trendy outfits. Crinkle Crepe Wool is inspired by the papyrus mat surface, along with the curvaceous cuts like a palm leaf fan.

The process of studying Vietnamese costumes with variations has brought the design a cross between traditional and modern. Since then, promoting the spirit of freedom, freedom, and creative breakthroughs.

The FUSION collection is also a declaration of an independent modern woman from the perspective of designer Cuong Dam.

“Beautiful scenery in the West / Giving out to each other with me / Me / Remembering the sixth day of March / Eating with coffee at the Western pagoda”. These verses have imprinted on the souls of many people of Doai. Over time, with a lot of livelihoods, but every month of the third lunar month, when rice flowers are red in one corner of the sky, people eagerly await the Western pagoda festival.

Tay Phuong Pagoda is famous not only in the ancient times through legend and history, it is also famous in the enchanting landscape, because it is located on the top of Cau Lau mountain, suddenly in the middle of the fertile plain, with mountains and mountains. rivers, water are associated with the concept of oriental feng shui. The West is also famous for its set of golden-painted vermilion wooden worshiping statues, which can be considered as the most crowded Buddhist temple in the temples in Vietnam with outstanding and outstanding value for wooden statues, recognized as Treasures. Country 2013.

Tay Phuong Pagoda is usually held on March 6 of the lunar calendar every year.

The current Tay Phuong pagoda is a group of monads, including the following categories: Tam Quan Lower, Tam Quan Thuong, Son Than Temple, Tien Duong, Trung Duong, Upper Palace, Ancestral House, Mau House and Guest House.

From the lower three mandarins sent up 247 new laterite steps to Tam Quan Thuong. Son Than Temple is located on the left side of the pagoda, separate from the main temple area. This is a plaintiff that both plays a role as a place to worship the god of the mountain and Duc Ong church, with a modest area with traditional tiled wood architecture. Main Temple is the main item of all Western bliss. The pagoda is located on the top of Cau Lau mountain, has a public (I) architectural structure, including the buildings of Tien Duong, Trung Duong and Upper Palace. All three have a wooden frame structure of a match-pile style, two floors and eight roofs. Both roof floors are in the style of “blade of the roof”, between the two floors is a match neck covered by puzzle boards. The front street and the upper house were 5 compartments, 2 wings with 6 feet for the roof, and the Middle Road was shortened horizontally, only 3 rooms with 2 wings, 4 feet for truss, but with a high roof.

Tay Phuong Pagoda, or the word “Sung Phuc Tu” is a relic of an artistic architecture, located on the territory of Thach Xa commune, Thach That district, about 40 km from the center of Hanoi city to the west.

Legend has it that the birth of the temple was associated with the spread of Buddhism into Vietnam. A few centuries later, the story is tilted in a different direction, associated with the character Cao Bien – Tang Dynasty porcelain of the Tang dynasty (864 – 868) who once ruled An Nam and came here to build a religious architecture, with the intention of blocking this country.

The match stock in Tien Duong and Thuong Dien has the same size and height of 1m, while in Trung Duong is larger in size, 1.40m high. Because Cổêm is so taller, so although the roofs of all three buildings are the same height, the upper roof of the middle court is significantly superior, accordingly, in the overall view of the pagoda, we can see that the Middle Road is much higher. The front of the front of the street is lined with wooden doors and tables in the three nave, the two sides are built with bricks, only without plastering, is the language of the outer wall, representing all three plaintiffs.

Tay Phuong main pagoda still has a lot of specialties about wooden frame structures, roof ships, roof sets, and decorative themes on wooden architecture. In order to fully feel the beauty of the temple in general, the main temple architecture in particular, certainly not a single article is exhausted, hope visitors from all over the world, pilgrims come to admire the new place. All the beauty of this item.

People take measures to prevent epidemics when they visit the pagoda.

All wooden details in the temple are exquisitely carved. The traps, the paintings, the armpits, the dragon planks … all have carved familiar Vietnamese decorative themes: mulberry leaves, lotus leaves, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, dragons, phoenixes, tiger cubs. … very lively, created under the hands of talented carpenters of carpenters in the area of ​​Tong Nua, the traditional village of Chang Son – the oldest and famous carpentry village of Doai.

Tay Phuong Pagoda is a unique first-class architecture in the temples in Vietnam, with a combination of traditional architectural style and natural habitat. For that reason, in 2014, the Government recognized this temple as a special National Monument of artistic architectural value.

The relic management board has deployed a separate scenario for epidemic prevention, so the number of visitors from all over the world to visit and worship the Buddha is very crowded.

This year, due to the complicated evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic, the People’s Committee of Thach That district did not hold the festival as usual. However, from March 13, 2021, Tay Phuong Pagoda was opened to welcome tourists from all over the world to visit after the closing time to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Thach That District People’s Committee, Monuments Management Board has deployed a separate scenario for epidemic prevention with many synchronous solutions, so the number of visitors from all directions to visit and worship Buddha is very crowded.

The people who come to the temple are not just “happy children, happy old people,” but also come with their spiritual and respectful wishes. Along with the measures of the authorities and local authorities, the National Monuments Management Board, Specially Western Pagoda, calls on visitors to fully comply with the regulations on prevention and fighting against the Covid-19 of the central government. and Hanoi city, strictly abide by the message “5K” of the Ministry of Health to maintain the achievements of epidemic prevention and control, to meet the people’s spiritual needs and legitimate beliefs.