Suoi Tien Amusement Park
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Suoi Tien Amusement Park is an amusement park
in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
, Vietnam
. The park includes several entertainment areas. The landscaping and attractions in the park illustrate Vietnam's history and legends, such as Au Co
and Lac Long Quan
as well as the Battle of Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh (The Mountain God and The River God). An artificial seawater pool is located in the park for sea-bathers. Amongst other attractions here, tourists will find a dinosaur garden and the Tien Dong beach.
The Tien Dong beach is a man-made beach featuring a gigantic waterfall with the face of an emperor sculpted into it. The park is colorful, and you will find giant sculpted dragons painted in gorgeous blue and orange pastels, soft red Buddha statues and lush green gardens, as well as all the normal theme park attractions (like bumper cars and water slides). The park even includes a zoo, full of crocodiles and tortoies. The whole place is decorated in a sort of Disneyland-meets-Buddha aesthetic with the general theme being that of spectacle. Everything here is big, bright, and colorful, a visual feast. The park also displays the spiritual imagery of the Vietnamese people through sculptures of Dragons, Lions, Turtles, and Phoenixes. An expansive artificial sea-water pool attraction is located in the park for bathers. Known for its beautiful scenery and architecture, this part is filled with green from top to bottom. If you want to take the perfect picture, this place is for you. It also has rides - from roller coasters to bikes in air - and a nice playground pool for children and adults. This year's festival at Suoi Tien Park in June will be a much grander and quite different affair than previously, now that the HCM City Tourism Service has decided to promote the annual show as a major tourist attraction. The Suoi Tien deputy general director, Doan Minh Tuan, says the HCM City Fruit Festival (from June 1 to 22) will be much more interesting than before. "Previously", he says, "the fruit was merely laid out in the same manner as an ordinary market, but this time we'll have a southern-style floating market on the water, with boats full of Vendors dressed in traditional outfits."
Beginning 2014 the park will be served by a stop on the first line of the HCMC Metro
that is currently under construction.
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The park includes several entertainment areas. The landscaping and attractions in the park illustrate Vietnam's history and legends, such as Au Co
Au Co
Âu Cơ , according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was an immortal mountain fairy who married Lạc Long Quân , and bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children known collectively as Baiyue, ancestors to the Vietnamese people...
and Lac Long Quan
Lac Long Quan
Lạc Long Quân , according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was the father of the Vietnamese people, and their first true king. Lạc Long Quân was the son and sole successor of Kinh Dương Vương , who ruled over Xích Quỷ...
as well as the Battle of Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh (The Mountain God and The River God). An artificial seawater pool is located in the park for sea-bathers. Amongst other attractions here, tourists will find a dinosaur garden and the Tien Dong beach.
The Tien Dong beach is a man-made beach featuring a gigantic waterfall with the face of an emperor sculpted into it. The park is colorful, and you will find giant sculpted dragons painted in gorgeous blue and orange pastels, soft red Buddha statues and lush green gardens, as well as all the normal theme park attractions (like bumper cars and water slides). The park even includes a zoo, full of crocodiles and tortoies. The whole place is decorated in a sort of Disneyland-meets-Buddha aesthetic with the general theme being that of spectacle. Everything here is big, bright, and colorful, a visual feast. The park also displays the spiritual imagery of the Vietnamese people through sculptures of Dragons, Lions, Turtles, and Phoenixes. An expansive artificial sea-water pool attraction is located in the park for bathers. Known for its beautiful scenery and architecture, this part is filled with green from top to bottom. If you want to take the perfect picture, this place is for you. It also has rides - from roller coasters to bikes in air - and a nice playground pool for children and adults. This year's festival at Suoi Tien Park in June will be a much grander and quite different affair than previously, now that the HCM City Tourism Service has decided to promote the annual show as a major tourist attraction. The Suoi Tien deputy general director, Doan Minh Tuan, says the HCM City Fruit Festival (from June 1 to 22) will be much more interesting than before. "Previously", he says, "the fruit was merely laid out in the same manner as an ordinary market, but this time we'll have a southern-style floating market on the water, with boats full of Vendors dressed in traditional outfits."
Beginning 2014 the park will be served by a stop on the first line of the HCMC Metro
Ho Chi Minh City Metro
The Ho Chi Minh City Metro is a proposed rapid transit network that will serve Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The network was first proposed in 2001 as part of a comprehensive public transport network plan including Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces, with the aim of avoiding the severe...
that is currently under construction.