Hue – An Ideal Destination For Ancient Citadel Of Vietnam

Hue is located in Central Vietnam on the banks of Perfume River. About 700 km from south of the national capital of Hanoi and about 1100 kilometers north of Hochiminh City. It's a city of two World Heritages and is also the latest imperial capital of Vietnam under Nguyen Dynasty. (from the 17th century to 19th century).

After 7 centuries of establishment and development. In 1802,  Hue became Vietnam’s capital when Emperor Gia Long, the first King of the Nguyen emperors (Nguyen dynasty), chose the location for the imperial city. In the Vietnam War, Huế's central position placed it very near the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Thanks to the long precious history, Hue has integrated material and spiritual values, which become its own unique special Culture.

Hue's climate includes two main seasons: dry season and rainy season. The city’s weather is a combination of climatic features of northern and southern Vietnam, with the northern having the more distinct influence.

So far, Hue remains to be the only originally historical vestiged city in Vietnam. Many of Hue’s attractions are found along the banks of the romantically named Perfume River with 11km length. In which Imperial Citadel and tomb Architecture are two artwork valuable, are construction includes more than 100 architectural works, which are the reflection of the life of Emperors and mandarins under Nguyen’s reign. Architecture in Hue is the combination of royal architect, folk, religious ones, tradtional and modern sides. If you like something mysterious and valuably architectural, you should take a visit to the tombs of ancient Kings, because no architects who would like to discover ancient architecture of Vietnam could ignore Hue’s old citadel vestiges because of its originality.

Moreover, Royal Music is also interesting thing to discover when visit Hue. A lot of foreign tourists are curious about Hue’s ritual royal music. Originated from 8 kinds of ritual music under Le dynasty, under Nguyen dynasty, it has improved into 2 kinds of music: “Dai nhac” and “Nha nhac. On December 1993, The Royal Refined Music was proclaimed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

On the other hand, Hue is also an important center of Buddhism. In Hue and the surroundings still exists tens of pagodas constructed more than 300 years ago, and a hundred of temples and pagodas built in the early century. Thien Mu Pagoda, with its distinctive seven-storey octagonal tower.

Besides all these, festivals are also attractions of Hue. There are two main kinds of festival here. Royal festival reflects the life and ritual activities of Nguyen dynasty, almost paying more attention to the ritual than the ceremony. Folk festival consists of multi activities such as Hue Nam festival in Hon Chen temple which follow Champa’s belief, handicraft’s father memory festivals, and some cultural activities as boat racing...

The cuisine of Hue are rich, but one of the most striking differences is the prominence of vegetarianism in the city. Several all-vegetarian restaurants are scattered in various corners of the city to serve the locals who have a strong tradition of eating vegetarian twice a month, as part of their Buddhist beliefs.

No one who has come to Hue could ignore its ancient beauty and romance. Taking a cruise along the Perfume River, having some special cuisine, and listening to Nha Nhac Royal Music, you can feel the actual picturesque view of this natural classical mysterious city!

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