Tuy Van Pagoda was erected on Tuy Van Hill, 30 kilometers south of hue, near Tu Hien estuary. Its  is small hill between Cau Hai lagoon and the south  China sea. In the 17th centy . Lord Nguyen Phuc Tan  (1648 – 1687), on visiting the site was captivated by  the beauty of the hill […]

Mentioning Dieu De Pagoda, all of the Hue people remember and fell proud of the following verses: Dong Ba, Gia Hoi the two bridges Facing Dieu De with four towers and two bells 0r Dong Ba, Gia Hoi – the two bridges Facing Dieu De with drum shelter and bell tower Dieu De is one […]

Thien Mu Pagoda is the most ancient, the most architecturally imposing and also the most beautiful pagoda of Hue City. Thien Mu Pagoda was build on Ha Khe hill, Huong Long commune, 5km west of the ciy centr. The story of this place of scenic beauty is lengendary. It is said that there appeared a […]

The name Gia Long is in fact used for an assemblage of tombs including those Emperor’s relatives in which the essential part is the tomb of Emperor Gia Long and Queen Thua Thien Cao. The whole tomb area is a joint moutain with 42 small and big mounts with different names in which Dai Thien […]

In the feudal history, since Ly dynasty’s time, Nam Giao Explanade was established to worship god. In succeeding times, the designs of the worship terrace and worship ceremonies were more and more solemn and dignified.  In the  Nguye dynasty, right after being crowned (1802), emperor Gia Long had the  terrace embanked in an Ninh village […]

Quoc Tu Giam was the insutitution formerly organized by the imperial court to train scholars to sever the  feudaism. In our country, the first Quoc Tu Giam was founded in 1076 in the capital Thang Long. When  the Nguyen dynasty was set up and chose Hue its capital, Quoc Tu  Giam was established in Hue […]

The temple of letters is a worship temple founded by the Nguyen dynasty  to clebrated scholars of Confucianim. Formerly, many various Temple of letters were built by the Nguyen Lords in the capital and moved to three different places: Trieu Son villgae, Luong Qoang village and Long Ho village. In 1808, when realizing the constrution […]

Among the  ten of genies bronzoe canons cast during the reign of Nguye Lords and Emperors, the nine canons manufactured in Gia Long’s time have biggest sizes with the most beautiful decorations. After conquering the Tay Son dynasty and coming to the throne, Emperor Gia  Long had all the bronze objects confiscated from the former […]

Tang Tho pavilion is  the national Bureau of Archives  of the Nguyen dynasty. According to “Dai Nam Thuc Luc” and “Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi”, Tang Tho pavilion was built in summer 1825. The pavilion was  made from bricks and stones. The lower floor has 11 rooms, the upper one has  seven rooms and two […]

The Vietnamese aesthetic researchers state that “In the citadel the mots striking thing… is Hien Lam pavilion, a beautiful construction with 3 layers and 12 roofs”. Hien Lam pavilion was built at  the same time with the temple (1821 – 1822) during Minh Mang’s reign. Hien Lam pavilion was constructed right in front of the […]

Hue Citadel and Imperial City Hue was the capital of Vietnam in Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). They ruled the country in 143 years and The Royal Enclosure and Forbidden Purple (called royal Palace or Imperial city) was commenced in summer 1804 under the management and direct care of  the 2 great mandarins from Nguyen family. Royal […]

The citadel (the outer wall) of Hue at present at was built during Gia Long’s and Minh Mang’s reign, from summer 1805 – 1832. Formerly, is was the capital of the southern Land of the Nguyen Lord (1687 – 1775), and then the capital of the whole country in Quang Trung’s time (1788 – 1891). […]