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Sầm Sơn is a resort town in northern Vietnam
, situated 16 km east of Thanh Hoa Province's capital, Thanh Hoa
, on the shore of the South China Sea
.
The French colonial rulers began exploiting Sầm Sơn in 1906, and it became a famous place in what was then French Indochina
. At that time, many holiday villa
s were constructed here.
The resort is considered to have one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Every year it attracts about 500,000 tourists from Vietnam and abroad.
In April and May 2007, Sầm Sơn celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment by organizing a Sầm Sơn Festival.
The Thanh Hoa government invested US$375,000 to upgrade infrastructure along the sea, on water supply, lighting systems and an information network to prepare for the festival. About 22 training courses were organized for 3,000 cyclists, cameramen, vendors and tourist guides.
Among the attractions of the resort are Truong Le Mount and Trong Mai Rock, Quang Cu ecological fonds.
At present, Sầm Sơn has a substantial level of HIV
/AIDS
and has therefore been the focus of international organizations' efforts to prevent the infection spreading. There are a women's peer group and a Health Centre, which provide information about HIV
's dangers and healthy, moral behavior.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 57,625. The district covers an area of 18 km².
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 –...
, situated 16 km east of Thanh Hoa Province's capital, Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hóa
Thanh Hóa is the capital city of Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province. The population is nearly 200,000 with an area of only 57.9 square kilometers....
, on the shore of the South China Sea
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
.
The French colonial rulers began exploiting Sầm Sơn in 1906, and it became a famous place in what was then French Indochina
French Indochina
French Indochina was part of the French colonial empire in southeast Asia. A federation of the three Vietnamese regions, Tonkin , Annam , and Cochinchina , as well as Cambodia, was formed in 1887....
. At that time, many holiday villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
s were constructed here.
The resort is considered to have one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Every year it attracts about 500,000 tourists from Vietnam and abroad.
In April and May 2007, Sầm Sơn celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment by organizing a Sầm Sơn Festival.
The Thanh Hoa government invested US$375,000 to upgrade infrastructure along the sea, on water supply, lighting systems and an information network to prepare for the festival. About 22 training courses were organized for 3,000 cyclists, cameramen, vendors and tourist guides.
Among the attractions of the resort are Truong Le Mount and Trong Mai Rock, Quang Cu ecological fonds.
At present, Sầm Sơn has a substantial level of HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
and has therefore been the focus of international organizations' efforts to prevent the infection spreading. There are a women's peer group and a Health Centre, which provide information about HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
's dangers and healthy, moral behavior.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 57,625. The district covers an area of 18 km².