Bac Lieu citysquare

Seeing this political square in the administrative centre of Bac Lieu city, I had a few thoughts about planning new squares and generally public space in the Southern provinces of Vietnam:

• It's very hot, very sunny and rainy here. Would a vast empty and un-sheltered space attractive and useful for daily life?
• If yes, would it serve as a playground (like in one the photos below), which is not really its original purposed function ?
• Go back further: is a political square more important than a park with a lot of trees here? Who truly enjoy the space?

The truth is more and more green space is invaded via many planning and building projects. That's sad. However, some good involved-people are truly fight against it. Hope still has a place.

Once in a while they call it "development". I call it "destruction".

flat and clean, such a good football ground

unfinished iconic sculpture. i'm speechless.

when it rains.

inside the front yard of the provincial hotel.

i could say the level of water is more than 150 mm. it's over the sidewalk cote.