The land at the foot of Lang Biang mountain formerly belonged to Lac Duong district (old), Lam Dong province, where many indigenous Co Ho people live.
From July 1, 2025, this is Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat on the basis of merging Lac Duong town, Lat commune (Lac Duong district) and Ward 7 (Da Lat city), creating a new, large and potential development space.
Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat has a natural area of over 322 km², a population of over 40,000 people, of which nearly 25% are ethnic minorities. With a large area, diverse natural and social conditions, and a high forest coverage rate in the country, the locality has favorable conditions to develop forest economy , high-tech agriculture, and eco-tourism associated with the unique culture of indigenous ethnic minorities. Secretary of the Ward Party Committee Tran Thi Chuc Quynh said that the merger of the lands at the foot of the legendary Lang Biang and the neighboring ward of Da Lat has opened up a space for development with great potential. This is an opportunity for the ward to take advantage of the merged localities, plan more modern development, promote the urbanization process associated with improving the quality of life of the people, and contribute positively to the overall development of the province.
Currently, the whole ward has more than 10,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which nearly 2,000 hectares are high-tech agricultural land ; the average value of harvested products is more than 716 million VND/ha/year. Agricultural products in this area are mainly green vegetables, with a cultivated area of more than 3,000 hectares, an output of more than 104,600 tons/year; flowers of all kinds are more than 2,190 hectares, an output of about 590,000 branches; strawberries are about 143 hectares, an output of more than 1,890 tons; medicinal plants, artichokes are about 10 hectares, an output of 2,464 tons; coffee is 1,088 hectares...
Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat is considered a land with strengths in developing high-tech agriculture with many farms applying IoT technology; hydroponic vegetable cultivation, aeroponics, substrate; clean strawberry production on substrate and many high-tech flower farms. In recent times, many businesses have come to this land with a temperate climate and fertile land to invest in high-tech agricultural production, such as limited liability companies: Rung Hoa Bach Cuc, Da Lat GAP, Truong Phuc Farm, Hoa Thang Thinh, LangBiang.F wild strawberries, Langbiang Farm... This is also a land with famous Arabica specialty coffee and has formed sustainable coffee production cooperatives.
Up to now, the whole ward has 41 OCOP products and is focusing on developing products using the brand name "Da Lat - a miracle crystallization from the good land". What is quite special is that the land at the foot of Lang Biang mountain is the first place in Lam Dong (old) to put into use the OCOP product introduction center. The area has also established an OCOP club, a business coffee space - a meeting place for businesses in the area, with the purpose of exchanging and connecting with local authorities to exchange information and share experiences in the production and business process.
Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat is also considered the "capital" of roses in Lam Dong province with more than 720 hectares, an average annual output of about 1.2 million branches/ha, revenue from 1.8 - 2 billion VND/ha/year. This is also a crop that brings high economic efficiency to farmers in the area. In particular, many ethnic minority households have changed the crop structure, invested in high-tech rose production for good income. Mr. Pang Tin Sin's family in Bon Dung 1 residential group is one of the successful ethnic minority farmers in the rose village at the foot of Lang Biang mountain. According to Mr. Sin, growing roses has an output contract, so the price is stable, and people are confident in production. With 1,000m2 of planting, each month harvests about 15,000 flower branches, with prices ranging from 1,200-1,500 VND/branch, flower growers earn at least 10 million VND/month, many times higher than growing coffee or vegetables.
Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat is also a place with great potential and strengths for tourism development. On the journey to explore the land of the great forest, visitors can hardly ignore Lang Biang tourist area at the mountain of the same name that contains many legends and many famous tourist areas and spots, attracting a large number of visitors such as Golden Valley, Cu Lan Village, Lang Biang Land, Puppy farm, Tay Nguyen Biology Institute, Dinosaur Tropical Garden, Mushroom Village... At the same time, you can learn about traditional culture and join in the gong rhythms, folk songs, and folk dances typical of the indigenous Co Ho people at gong cultural exchange points; explore brocade weaving, handicrafts and wine production... The ward also always focuses on forest management, protection and development to promote economic value.
From identifying potentials and strengths, Lang Biang Ward - Da Lat determined to focus on making breakthroughs in improving competitiveness, attracting investment, innovation and digital transformation; promoting administrative reform, building digital government, digital economy, digital society; promoting the driving role of the private economic sector, supporting the formation of start-ups, new-style cooperatives associated with the characteristics of agricultural economy and tourism-services. The locality also invested in synchronous development of transport infrastructure, trade, tourism, digital infrastructure and high-tech agriculture; perfecting urban criteria, aiming towards ecological urban areas, creating a foundation to attract investment and improve the quality of life of people.
According to Ms. Tran Thi Chuc Quynh, the ward determines to shift the economic structure towards a green, circular economy associated with transforming the growth model towards improving efficiency, based on high technology, digital transformation and high added value; develop tourism associated with preserving cultural identity, traditional craft villages and exploiting the landscape and spatial values of Lang Biang mountain; promote the formation of a high-quality service-tourism ecosystem with regional connectivity.
Source: https://baolamdong.vn/khong-gian-giau-tiem-nang-duoi-chan-nui-lang-biang-384580.html
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