This is the part 2 series of Central Vietnam family trip of mine, previous part, Da Nang click here and last part, part 3 Hoi An click here.
Hello everybody! In the second day of our trip (24/8), we had travelled from Ba Na hills in Da Nang to the imperial city of Hue. We stayed in Hue for 2 nights, which was also the longest period of us to stay in a city of Vietnam.
1. Hue Citadel
For you all information, Hue is known as imperial city as it was used to be the site of Nguyen Dynasty's Citadel and acted as capital city of Vietnam from 1802 till 1945. It is located on the north of the Perfume River bank. The citadel of Hue is appeared to be like smaller version of Citadel of Beijing in China. It has encompassed with a variety of building in the citadel such as Emperor's worshipping place, Emperor dormitory, Queen and Concubines dormitories and Palace in the main part of forbidden city. Unfortunately, it was severely damaged during the Tet Offensive which was part of Vietnam War series. Some parts of the citadel are still in progress of repairing, some were opened to the public to visit. The good thing is that this citadel was gazetted as one of the UNESCO world heritages in Vietnam.
Here's the interior part of Citadel.
2. Chua Thien Mu (Thien Mu Pagoda)
Thien Mu in Vietnamese is known as "Celestial Lady". It was built when "Celestial Lady" whom she dressed in red asked the local lord to build a pagoda in order to control the subterranean forces and dominate the region. It was said to be built between 1553 and 1613. Then, in Nguyen Dynasty, it was renovated under either by Emperor Minh Mang or Emperor Thieu Tri. Now, it was part of the gazetted UNESCO World Herritage Sites in Vietnam and deemed as one of the most venerated sites in the city of Hue.
3. Emperor Khai Dinh Tomb
The tomb of the second last emperor of Vietnam is much grander as compared to Emperor Minh Mang's Tomb in Hue outskirts (Note: this blog post will not talk much about Emperor Minh Mang's tomb as I didn't take any photo of that place). Emperor Khai Dinh, the second last emperor of Nguyen Dynasty is unpopular among the Vietnamese residents in the end of 19th century due to his strong affiliation with French colonist. During his reign, the French had been conquered all the parts of Vietnam already. He was given with the luxurious amount of money too, while the French administer the whole country.
After his death, he was succeeded with Bao Dai, the last Vietnamese emperor. His tomb was designated with French and Sino-Vietnamese architecture. Some part of the interior walls were made of fracture pieces of porcelains. It was a breathtaking view of the tomb architecture for its mix of East and West style. Here are the photos...
All of these sites above were located at North of the Perfume River and outskirts of Hue City. At the south of Hue City, there is the largest city in Hue province.
-You can have Bun Bo Hue there... Bun Bo Hue is the prominent dish of Hue. It is the pork or beef noodle with its scrumptious meat broth.
-You can have Vietnamese bread there also, Banh Mi. Banh Mi is Vietnamese version of Baguette. Only it is just sandwiched with the locals ingredients such as onions, coriander, cucumber along with meat (chicken, beef or pork).
This video will talk more about Hue, Vietnam. If you wanna know more about Hue.
Alright, that's all about part 2 of my 5D 4N trip in Vietnam - Hue...
I hope you guys enjoy reading this blog post. See you guys in the next blog post, which I will upload regarding part 3 - Hoi An, Vietnam. Bye.
For you all information, Hue is known as imperial city as it was used to be the site of Nguyen Dynasty's Citadel and acted as capital city of Vietnam from 1802 till 1945. It is located on the north of the Perfume River bank. The citadel of Hue is appeared to be like smaller version of Citadel of Beijing in China. It has encompassed with a variety of building in the citadel such as Emperor's worshipping place, Emperor dormitory, Queen and Concubines dormitories and Palace in the main part of forbidden city. Unfortunately, it was severely damaged during the Tet Offensive which was part of Vietnam War series. Some parts of the citadel are still in progress of repairing, some were opened to the public to visit. The good thing is that this citadel was gazetted as one of the UNESCO world heritages in Vietnam.
Here's the interior part of Citadel.
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| Entrance to the forbidden city palace |
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| Emperor's worshipping place |
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| Theatre of Emperor in the Citadel |
Thien Mu in Vietnamese is known as "Celestial Lady". It was built when "Celestial Lady" whom she dressed in red asked the local lord to build a pagoda in order to control the subterranean forces and dominate the region. It was said to be built between 1553 and 1613. Then, in Nguyen Dynasty, it was renovated under either by Emperor Minh Mang or Emperor Thieu Tri. Now, it was part of the gazetted UNESCO World Herritage Sites in Vietnam and deemed as one of the most venerated sites in the city of Hue.
3. Emperor Khai Dinh Tomb
The tomb of the second last emperor of Vietnam is much grander as compared to Emperor Minh Mang's Tomb in Hue outskirts (Note: this blog post will not talk much about Emperor Minh Mang's tomb as I didn't take any photo of that place). Emperor Khai Dinh, the second last emperor of Nguyen Dynasty is unpopular among the Vietnamese residents in the end of 19th century due to his strong affiliation with French colonist. During his reign, the French had been conquered all the parts of Vietnam already. He was given with the luxurious amount of money too, while the French administer the whole country.
After his death, he was succeeded with Bao Dai, the last Vietnamese emperor. His tomb was designated with French and Sino-Vietnamese architecture. Some part of the interior walls were made of fracture pieces of porcelains. It was a breathtaking view of the tomb architecture for its mix of East and West style. Here are the photos...
-You can have Bun Bo Hue there... Bun Bo Hue is the prominent dish of Hue. It is the pork or beef noodle with its scrumptious meat broth.
-You can have Vietnamese bread there also, Banh Mi. Banh Mi is Vietnamese version of Baguette. Only it is just sandwiched with the locals ingredients such as onions, coriander, cucumber along with meat (chicken, beef or pork).
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| Banh mi stall. |
Alright, that's all about part 2 of my 5D 4N trip in Vietnam - Hue...
I hope you guys enjoy reading this blog post. See you guys in the next blog post, which I will upload regarding part 3 - Hoi An, Vietnam. Bye.
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