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Huyen
Tran Cultural Center |
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Centuries ago, Hue
people set up a temple to Huyen Tran Princess at a place
to the south of Hue City, but wars and historical
upheavals caused its disappearance ...(Detail) |
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Hue Citadel |
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Hue has
chosen to be the capital city of the Southern Kingdom by
all Nguyen Lords and officially became the capital under
Tay Son'reign. For approximately 400 years, Hue has
become a great landscape and architectural site. Hue'
royal complex has been officially recognized by the
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.... (Detail) |
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Perfume River |
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The
Perfume River has two sources. They come from the Truong
Son range: the Ta Trach (Left Tributary) from Truong
Dong mounts toward north-west through 55 impressive
waterfalls, and then slowly to Bang Lang fork; the
shorter Huu Trach (Right Tributary) flowing through 14
dangerous waterfalls and Tuan ferry landing to Bang Lang
fork where the two tributaries join to form the poetic
Perfume river....(Detail) |
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Ngu Binh Mountain |
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The
annals "Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi" by the History
Department of the Nguyen Dynasty wrote about Ngu Binh
Mount as follows: ''In the north-east of Huong Thuy
emerges an even surface serving as a screen, a first bar
in front of the citadel....(Detail) |
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Linh Mu Pagoda |
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The name
of the pagoda comes from a legend: a long ago, an old
woman appeared on the hill where the pagoda stands
today. She told local people that a Lord would come and
build a Buddhist pagoda for the country's prosperity.
Lord Nguyen Hoang, on hearing that, ordered the
construction of the pagoda of the ''Heavenly Lady''....(Detail) |
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Tu Duc Tomb |
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Tu Duc's
tomb is located in a narrow valley in Duong Xuan Thuong
village (currently Thuong Ba village, Thuy Xuan Commune,
Hue City). It is one of the most beautiful works of
royal architecture of the Nguyen dynasty. The tomb lies
in a boundless pine forest, 8 km from Hue....(Detail) |
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Khai Dinh Tomb |
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Emperor
Khai Dinh came to the throne in 1916 and he chose the
slope of Chau Chu mountain (also called Chau E), 10 km
from Hue, as the location to build his tomb. The
construction of the tomb was started on September 4th
1920 and lasted for 11 years....(Detail) |
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Minh Mang Tomb |
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The Tomb
is 12km form Hue, on Cam Ke mount, near Bang Lang fork,
on the west bank of the Perfume River. In September
1840, the construction of the tomb began. In January
1841, while the work was implemented Minh Mang was sick
and passed away....(Detail)
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Bach Ma National Park |
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Bach Ma
(White Horse) Mount is 60 km south of Hue city. It is
still a famous resort. It is about 1,450m above sea
level in a transition zone of the northern and southern
climate, so it bears a temperate climate, similar to
Sapa, Tam Dao, Da Lat, etc....(Detail) |
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Lang Co Breach |
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With its
10 km in length, Lang Co beach bordered a section of the
1A National Highway, nearly Hai Van pass, and 24 km from
Bach Ma area...(Detail) |