Than Tho Lake

From ancient times, Than Tho lake is now a swamp. In 1937, French damming streams Cam Ly, building large water 8.5 hectares to provide water for the city of Da Lat.

Realizing that this area is very deserted, only heard the wind rushed through the leaf barrier forming a sad piece of music, the new French named Lac des Soupirs.

Soupir mean wind in the forest (soupirs du vent dans les bois les) but also means that the lament. As difficult as that first means, it has been translated by second means, so they named Than Tho Lake.

Than Tho Lake

Later, several stories are woven, is the most popular stories Hoang Tung - Mai Nuong.

In Tay Son times, before leaving the game, Hoang Tung led the shores of Lake Mai Nuong sentiments, after the appointment would return victorious. Hearing loss damage sacrificed Hoang Tung, Mai Nuong committed suicide planted down the lake. Later, Tay Son dynasty collapsed, the Nguyen dynasty avenge the participants that the Tay Son, Hoang Tung run cold lake and drowning. Since then, the lake is called Than Tho Lake.

At dawn, the fog covering the lake, creating a beautiful picture of water wear, so after 1975 Than Tho lake is called Lake Dew at Mai.

Than Tho Lake is located northeast of Da Lat, Ho Xuan Huong roadside, near Forest City Parks and Thai version, the Peace Park 5.8 km.

From Peace to the Than Tho lake, driving through Le Dai Hanh, Tran Quoc Toan, Yersin, Nguyen Trai, Quang Trung, Phan Chu Trinh, Ho Xuan Huong.

Ho Than Tho is one of the famous attractions in Dalat by name and attractive landscape around the lake. Journal Indochine (Indochina) No. 28 dated 13-3-1941 to select images as cover images Than Tho Lake.

After a forest area around the lake were digging for tin mining, in 1995, Than Tho lake is assigned to the Company Thuy Duong liability management, investment, mining and tourism business. The company has embellished Than Tho lake into a recreational park with this beautiful hill, flower bath, meticulous lawn care. In 2003, moved the company for roadside restaurants close to the Xuan Huong Lake on a hill this new location, spacious, more spacious.

To Tourist Than Tho, visitors walk under the pine trees, horse riding, walking on concrete bridge timber, shooting, water biking, camping, ... Guests can also come through the hills across the street (often called a hill through two graves), visits the grave Nguyen Thi Thao, who died in 1956, understanding the relationship unfinished.

On 31-8-1998, the Ministry of Culture and Information Than Tho Lake was recognized as historic - cultural.