Ba Na Hills’ cable car made 4 Guinness records

After 420 days constructing constantly, the third cable car route of the Ba Na Slings and Services JST is going to open on March 29, 2013. This is also the one and only cable car road that possesses 4 Guinness records by the Guinness World Records.

 
Accordingly, records made by Ba Na Hills’ slings includes the longest one-wire sling with a the length of 5,777.61m; the longest distance between each station of 1,368.93m; the longest unpatched wire in the world of 11,587m; and finally the heaviest cable roll in the world of 141.24 tons.

Thanks to the launch of this new route, visitors to Ba Na Hills may reduce traveling time to only 17 minutes and more choice amongst 86 cabins that may load 10 people each, average capacity of 1,500 guests/ hour. The total investment of this new sling reaches 30 million Europe.

Located 25 km to the West of Da Nang City, the Ba Na Hills tourism centre and resorts is considered an excellent tourism spot that is a venue of historical values, natural landscapes and high-quality services.

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Vietnam's Buddha statues make them to Asia Book of Records

The Maitreya Buddha statue on Cam Mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang and the Buddha Entering Nirvana statue in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan have been recognized as the largest Buddha statues in Asia.

The India-based Asia Book of Records Organization announced the news on March 2.

The Maitreya Buddha statue is located on Cam Mountain. It was built between 2004 – 2006 and is now the largest of its kind in Asia, with a height of 33.6 meters.

The Buddha Entering Nirvana statue on Ta Cu Mountain in Binh Thuan Province.

Situated on Ta Cu Mountain, the Buddha Entering Nirvana is 49 meters long and 11 meters high and is now the longest in Asia. It was built between 1963 and 1966.

A representative from the Asia Book of Records will visit the two statues by the end of April to award the certifications.

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Visits to Cu Lao Cham boosted in 2013

The lunar new year of the snake has brought positive signals of another successful national tourism year 2013 with significant increase in the number of tourists to Vietnam in general and Quang Nam Province specifically.

Cu Lao Cham

 
According to Mr. Tran Tan Dung - The Secretary of Party Committee of Tan Hiep Town, Hoi An City, from the 1st to the 8th day of the lunar new year, Cu Lao Cham welcomed more than 4,000 visitor (increase by 50% compared to the same period last year).

On the 2nd day and 7th day of Tet Holiday, this famous tourism destination even reached 800 visitors each day. Mr. Tran Tan Dung explained this great achievement is thanks to restless attempt of the local government to improve the service quality in Cu Lao Cham, as well as the support of the nice weather to attract more visitors to come and worship Hai Tang Pagoda.

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