Da Lat officials speak out about the South Korean tour guide who said Emperor Bao Dai's father had 100 children.

On December 25th, speaking to Tri Thuc - Znews, Mr. Le Anh Kiet, Head of the Culture and Information Department of Da Lat City, said that after receiving information from the video, they notified the Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. "The Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism's inspectors have coordinated with relevant agencies to investigate and clarify the matter. The content of the commentary has not yet been fully verified. However, leading a tour in Vietnam without a Vietnamese tour guide is a violation of regulations," Mr. Kiet said.

Accordingly, the video shows a South Korean tour guide taking South Korean tourists to visit cultural and historical sites in Da Lat. At these locations, the guide provides commentary to the group of tourists himself, with no Vietnamese tour guide present.

The information provided by this tour guide is completely inaccurate regarding Vietnamese history and culture. Specifically, the translated content in the video showing the Korean tour guide explaining about King Bao Dai at Palace 3 (Bao Dai Palace) is as follows:

"The king lived in Europe, his mother was Hoang Thi Cuc. Bao Dai's father had 100 sons; 50 followed their mother to the mountains, and 50 followed their father to the sea. This man expanded Vietnam's territory significantly. King Bao Dai was 176 cm tall and built three houses for rest in Da Lat."

In the video, the content depicting Emperor Bao Dai's father having 100 sons is absurd, yet no tourists reacted negatively; on the contrary, it sparked curiosity and amusement. Following the information from this video, there have been many negative reactions from tour guides and even tourists in the tourism community.