In total, the plan is to create 17 statues with a dinosaur as the centrepiece. The park will be called the Forgotten Land and all of its exhibits will have been created using sand when it opens on 29 January.
Local residents and tourists were provided with a sneak preview of the Forgotten Land’s inmates last week. A piece sculpted by a trio of European sculptors was unveiled. One of them, Marielle Heessels from the Netherlands, said she hoped the works would inspire and excite at the same time.
Phan Thiet is on the coast of Binh Thuan Province and faces the sparkling waters of the South China Sea. It is a little over four hours by train from Ho Chi Minh City. 12GO ASIA offers ticketing services for these trains as well as the option of booking a private taxi for the trip.
Our image of the Forgotten Land comes with courtesy from Phapluat.
Sculptors build sand effigies for Phan Thiet in Vietnam
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A group of sculptors are hard at work building a sand statue park in the southern Vietnamese seaside town of Phan Thiet. A contingent comprising local and foreign artisans are in the process of filling the three acre park with statues of various mythical creatures from Vietnamese and global legends and fairy tales.