During the time of the Nguyen Lords and the Nguyen Emperors, many pagoda and tombs were built to the south and southwest of Hue, their capital city. At the time, Tuong Van was but a small temple near Tu Hieu Pagoda, about 5 kilometres southwest of the city. A stele marking the construction of the […]

In describing Tu Hieu Pagoda, The book “Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi” published by the National Institute of history of the Nguyen Dynasty records:  “The pagoda is located in Duong Xuan commune on the site of a former temple. In the third year of the regin of Emperor Thieu Tri (1834), Cung Gian Chau Phuong […]

Dong Thuyen Pagoda is located at Duong  Xuan  Village, Thuy Xuan commune, south of Hue City. If you want  to visit Dong Thuyen, follow the street  from Nam Giao to Tu Duc Tomb, pass the Chau Lam pagoda to Tuong Van tower, turn left and go for more than 100 meters, then you will see […]

Thuyen Ton  Pagoda is a big one in Hue and also the original centre of Lieu  Quan school (a branch of Lam Te zen school). The great Lieu Quan came from the Cau River (Phu Khanh), then moved to Thuan Hoa at the end of the XVIIth and studied with many chinese  hight-rank monks. In […]

Bao Quoc Pagoda wasfounded by the venerable Giac Phong towards theend ofthe 17th century. It  was originally called Ham Long Thien Tho tu Pagoda, after the hill on which it stands.  The pagoda islocated in Phuong Duc district, close to the centre of hue, and is bordered by Dien Bien Phu street on the east, […]

Quoc An Pagoda was established in 1684. Its original name was Vinh An. On  the 27th day of the 5th month of the Ky  Ty year (13 july, 1689), Lord Nguyen Phuc Tran bestowed the pagoda with the name Quoc An, or national Merit (“Sac tu Quoc An tu”). Quoc An has played an infuential  […]

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 […]