Nowadays, to meet the demand for places to entertain, interact and exchange culture, more places such

as libraries or parks, have been constructed. However, it may be obvious that not too many places can
be seen as public places for people to come as they can neither fulfill some certain requirements of a
public place nor attract people due to its small size or outdated facilities. Despite this, there are some
parks which are still recognized as great open places. Thus, this essay will be about Hoang Van Thu
Park, which is considered one of the most attractive public spaces in HCM city because of its special
designs and architecture, and its uses.

First, Hoang Van Thu Park has its own designs and architectural features attracting thousands of
tourists and visitors. The most impressive and outstanding feature here is its triangle shaped design and
elegant architecture rinsing into the air, showing the desires and hopes of people for a dynamic
developing city. Besides, the design of the road through the park are unique with two sides of the road
filled with rows of green trees and birds singing. Subsequently, it possesses a lot of trees and a small
lake located in the middle of the park, so the park has a cool and relaxing atmosphere and gives the
visitors a feeling of being lost in a paradise of nature.

Secondly, traveling to this public space can be perceived as an efficacious way to interact and connect
with people and as an ideal space for developing social relationships. As for interacting and connecting
with other people. The park is spacious, which can hold up a great number of people to come. People
are comfortable to join in, and they do not have to care about the capacity of the place or some
problems related to the overpopulation of this place. Next, when people come here, they will be likely
to have a chance meet and make friends with local and foreign friends. The last reason is that many
activities are hold on the weekly basis. This means visitors will seem to easily find the club or the
activities that you are interested in. When mentioning to the social relationship, it is a great place for
friends and couples to build up strong relationships. They can take part in the activities, go camping, or
have a picnic with friends, which may help build up a strong bonding with friends as they can play
together and have a chance to confide in each other.

Finally, this park is widely considered as a place where many celebrations are held annually and the
culture mix is present. When it comes to celebrations, Hoang Van Thu Park is widely chosen as a
location for holidays, competitions etc. due to its large size and facilities. For example, the marathon or
athletic competitions are held throughout the year to raise fund to support disadvantaged children
financially. Also, Halloween festivals takes place here, which means students will have a chance to enjoy
the festival and take part in the activity where people must disguise into their favorite horror character.
Besides, many fun activities are organized for young people to have fun at weekends, so participants can
easily catch the moments of people singing and playing guitar, camping, playing fun games and going for
a picnic. In addition, people can get a sense of culture exchange here as it can be seen as a melting pot
where people from all walks of life and foreigners. They can meet the urban residents, exchange
cultures, enjoy the fresh air and get rid of stress and anxiety of everyday life.

In conclusion, Hoang Van Thu Park are always shown love or gratitude by local people or visitors when
they have a chance to visit there. It is because of its special design, which makes local people proud of
and because this place is truly a public space where people can enjoy and come to the park for many
purposes as to celebration, social and economic exchange, friend meetings, and culture exchange.
Furthermore, it can also a place for comers to socialize.