Tra Su cajuput forest was chosen as the setting to recreate the Western floating market in the movie 'Southern Forest Land'. This place is attracting many tourists to visit and check-in.
Tra Su cajuput forest was chosen as the setting to recreate the Western floating market in the movie 'Southern Forest Land'. This place is attracting many tourists to visit and check-in.
The film version of Southern Forest Land is directed by Nguyen Quang Dung, based on the novel of the same name by writer Doan Gioi with an investment budget of up to 40 billion VND. "Southern Forest Land" caused a fever as soon as it opened in theaters.
According to the film crew, the film spent more than 48 days of official filming in 45 locations spread across the Western provinces, such as: An Giang, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Long Xuyen, Dong Nai.
Tra Su cajuput forest was chosen as the setting to recreate the Western floating market in the movie 'Southern Forest Land'. In the film, the floating market scene is recreated with dozens of bustling trading boats, surrounded by shops and restaurants with nostalgic hand-painted signs. The grand scene gathered more than 300 actors.
The bridge connecting the two river banks in the movie is the path to the boat wharf to visit Tra Su forest, An Giang in real life.
The Tra Su cajuput forest management board stretched banners on both banks with the words "Southern Forest Land Film Studio" to preserve memories. "This area is attracting the attention of many tourists. If Vietnamese tourists are interested because this is the setting of a hot movie, then for international visitors, this setting is strange and unique," Mr. Thien Phong , a tour guide said.
On the shore, a number of thatched houses, booths, and prop signs of the movie are kept intact for tourists to visit and check-in. A corner of the film's setting with the butcher shop, fabric merchant, gold shop - pawn shop of Mr. Ba Sang (played by Meritorious Artist Trung Dan) was retained.
Previously, director Ham Tran also chose Tra Su Melaleuca forest to make the magical movie That Son Tam Linh.
From September to November every year is the time when Tra Su Melaleuca forest attracts the most tourists. The photo was taken in October 2023. The water surface is thick with water hyacinth, as thick as a green carpet lying through the middle of the pristine melaleuca forest.
Tra Su cajuput forest is located in Tinh Bien town, An Giang province, 30km from Chau Doc city center, equivalent to 40 minutes by car. This place has an area of up to 850 hectares, and is a typical ecosystem model of the West Hau River region. A small outside part of the forest has been used for tourism since 2017. Deep inside is a conservation area for plants, birds and fish, which visitors cannot visit.
According to Vivu Journeys (Thien Minh Tourism Group), Tra Su cajuput forest is a place that attracts many tourists from Europe, America or Australia because of its wild and unique nature. With fresh air filled with the sound of birds chirping, Tra Su is suitable for tourists who want to escape the noisy, dusty city to find nature.
According to Mr. Le Trung Hieu - Director of An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center, about 10km from the Vietnam - Cambodia border, Tra Su Melaleuca forest is located in a continuous tourist route: Sam Mountain, Cam Mountain, Tuc Hill. Dup and the International Border Gate commercial area of Tinh Bien district, are loved by foreign tourists. In recent years, An Giang tourism industry has invested in building a lot of infrastructure such as: roads leading to the Melaleuca forest, parking lots for visitors, printing leaflets introducing Melaleuca forest tourism, creating favorable conditions for tourists to visit the Melaleuca forest. conditions for businesses to invest in exploiting tourism services...
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: 17/10/2023
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