'World wonder' in miniature in Sa Pa

LAO CAI – After a week of opening, the destination attracts an average of 200 visitors per day, check-in with the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben Tower, Merlion … with sculptured foam.

Sa Pa Story officially welcomes guests on March 6, after a month of construction. Check-in point is built on 3 hills, with a total area of more than 1 ha. The campus has a statue of a H’Mong girl next to her French husband in concrete, which is the leading detail story for the whole area.

The highlight here are 8 models of tourist symbols, referred to as “world wonders” by tourists, such as Petronas Twin Towers (Malaysia), sea monks Merlion (Singapore), Statue of Liberty ( USA), Hobbit house (New Zealand), Big Ben clock tower (UK), Leaning tower of Pisa (Italy), Triumphal arch and Eiffel Tower (France).

The models are designed from 3D drawings, with the same proportions as the real wonders. The model size is 6-10 m high. Photo: Huyen Phuong. — The models are designed from 3D graphics, have the same proportions as the real works and are sculpted entirely by hand. The model size is 6-10 m high. Roads connecting models are made from local sawn stones. Photo: *Huyen Phuong*

Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, the investor, said that the idea of building check-in points stems from the desire to bring beautiful wonders of the world to Sapa, create sights, and take photos for tourists. The theme is based on the H’Mong woman’s dream around the world, whose French husband is a hotel manager in Sa Pa. So, the models are arranged in turn from the 2-person statue from Asian symbols, to Europe, America and finally the swing, the symbol of Sa Pa.

“Concreting in Sa Pa is a very interesting issue, so I choose to make models with LineX-coated foam, which are both hard, easy to shape and can be moved as needed so as not to affect them. to the landscape, “said Hieu. He said that in the coming time, the check-in point will have more wooden bridges for visitors to watch streams, clouds and terraced fields in the valley.

Little wonder of the world in Sa Pa — Model Merlion can spray water like the original. Video: *NVCC*

Every day, the check-in point attracts about 200 guests, on weekends it is 400-500 guests. Ngoc Trang (Lao Cai) said that she was impressed with the check-in point because of the large space, the models were also creative compared to many visitors in Sa Pa. The elaborate models, however, look up close, and will have not quite the same points as the original. The plus point here is that the staff is enthusiastic, the same view overlooking the valley, watching the sunrise or sunset are all beautiful.

The check-in point is located on Dien Bien Phu Street, about 2.5 km from the center of Sa Pa town. There are 3 service prices from 70,000 VND to 120,000 VND, including entrance fees and a drink such as mineral water, peach tea, milk tea, coffee …