The Citadel and Forbidden Purple City-Hue, Vietnam (With Historical Facts)
I took a fascinating tour of an area rich in Vietnamese and American history. My guide Thanh had personally witnessed hand-to-hand combat here as a 12 year-old during the Vietnam War. Hue was the imperial capital of Vietnam from 1802-1945 and the Forbidden Purple City contained the residence of the Emperor and Royal Family. Like the Forbidden City in Beijing, only royalty and invited guests could come here. The Citadel is a walled fortress and palace that was built in the early 1800's. During the 1968 Tet Offensive and the Battle of Hue, thousands of Vietnamese and hundreds of Americans were killed during fighting here.
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Hue city tour , Vietnam
Hué, Vietnam
Visit the Thien Mu temple site built in 1601.
Cruise on the Perfume River.
Visit the Imperial city with its historical buildings such as the Royal Palace.
Visit a factory incense stick.
Visit mausoleum Lăng Khải Định.
Evening show of traditional songs on the Perfume River
Visite du site du temple Thien Mu édifié en 1601 .
Croisière sur la rivière des Parfums .
Visite de la cité Impériale avec ses bâtiments historiques tel que le Palais Royal .
Visite d'une fabrique de baguette d'encens .
Le mausolée de Lăng Khải Định.
Soirée spectacle de chants traditionels sur la rivière des Parfums
IMPERIAL HUE, VIETNAM
Travel Hue, Vietnam - the Imperial City! Fun facts, Hue used to be the capital of Vietnam, the Imperial Citadel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and that bun bo hue is named after this city! Watch more Vietnam vlogs:
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Travel to Hue, Vietnam for a day - the Imperial City! Hue used to be the former capital of Vietnam and today you can still find remnants of its royal architecture. Below is a list of things to do in Hue:
- Walk the Imperial City, a walled palace in Hue's citadel. Hue Imperial Citadal is one of Vietnam's UNESCO World Heritage Sites with temples, pavilions and endless walls. It's seriously a massive complex. Also known as The Forbidden Purple City
-Visit the imperial tombs. here are several fancy beautiful tombs along the Perfume River in Hue including Tu Doc, Khai Dinh Tomb, and Ming Mang Tomb.
-Visit the Thien Mu Pagoda, which overlooks the peaceful Perfume River. Also known as the Pagoda of the Celestial Lady, a historic temple and the tallest religious building in Vietnam.
-Buy and eat at Dong Ba Market, the biggest commercial center of Hue. Where locals go for day-to-day food and goods.
-Take a bike ride...but in the countryside not in the main city hahahah.
-Eat Bun Bo Hue! Did you know the popular Vietnamese beef noodle soup dish is from central Vietnam...Hue? Yes, it's in the name!
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Thien Mu Pagoda - Buddhist Temple In Hue, Vietnam
Whilst on a rest day between tours exploring Central Vietnam by motorcycle, we went for a ride around Hue, which is the historical capital of Vietnam and stopped in at the Thien Mu Pagoda Buddhist Temple to check the place out.
This was a site of great Buddhist unrest in the 1960's and it was from here that Thích Quảng Đức set off to Saigon to set himself on fire as a protest towards the government. This act and the images of him burning alive are world famous and his car is housed at the temple.
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A ruined temple, Hue, Vietnam
Over the past 5 years I've been watching the gradual collapse of this temple in downtown Hue, Vietnam's former capital. It's located on the same street as the former residences of Queen Mother Tu Cung and the last king, Bao Dai. Hue's heritage losses through war and neglect have been terrible and continue.
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The Citadel and Imperial City of Hue, Vietnam
Hue is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The former imperial seat of government and Hue's prime attraction, The Citadel is a great sprawling complex of temples, pavilions, moats, walls, gates, shops, museums and galleries, featuring art and costumes from various periods of Vietnamese history. Thanks to its size, it is also delightfully peaceful - a rare commodity in Vietnam.
The grounds of the Imperial City were surrounded by a wall 2 kilometers by 2 kilometers, and the walls were surrounded by a moat. The water from the moat was taken from the Perfume River that flows through Hue. This structure is called the citadel. Inside the citadel was the Imperial City, with a perimeter of almost 2.5 kilometers. Inside the Imperial City was the imperial enclosure called the Purple Forbidden City in Vietnamese, a term similar to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Only the emperors, concubines, and those close enough to them were granted access to enter the forbidden city. The punishment for trespassing was death. Today, little of the forbidden city remains, though reconstruction efforts are in progress to maintain it as a historic tourist attraction.
The citadel was badly knocked about during fighting between the French and the Viet Minh in 1947, and again in 1968 during the Tet Offensive, when it was shelled by the Viet Cong and then bombed by the Americans. As a result, some areas are now only empty fields, bits of walls, and an explanatory plaque. Other buildings are intact, though, and a few are in sparkling condition. For the rest, while restoration has been going on for 20 years, there is still quite a long way to go.
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Thien Mu Pagoda-Hue, Vietnam (With Historical Facts)
Thien Mu Pagoda, or Heavenly Lady pagoda, is the unofficial symbol of Hue when it was the former Imperial capital of Vietnam. The pagoda is seven stories, the tallest in Vietnam, and was erected in the mid 19th Century. Also on the grounds is A Tower of the Superior Buddhist Monk, the burial grounds for a former head of the pagoda.
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Temples and Scooters in Hue, Vietnam
I have to say that upon arrival to Hue, Vietnam I didn't really have high hopes. The city itself if full on for tourists. It doesn't feel anything what I would have expected it to. After Hanoi, which was basically exactly how I imagined Vietnam, to my surprise, Hue felt quite fake. Moreover, the amount of people selling things constantly was really annoying.
That being said, once I jumped on a scooter and headed out of the city of Hue itself, it was much better. We explored some of the nearby temples and some of the ones farther afield than most tourists get to. It's proof that even in the most touristy locations you should press to get yourself off the beaten path. It's also proof that you don't have to go too far off the beaten path to find some really cool things.
In the end, my time in Hue, Vietnam was better than I would have expected and I again learned to not judge a travel destination by the cover.
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Exploring Hue Imperial Tombs, Vietnam
We hired a scooter to explore the stunning Imperial Tombs scattered along the Perfume River just outside of the city of Hue in central Vietnam. Our full day out took us to 4 amazing tombs of the former emperors of Vietnam, al in differing states or repair or neglect depending on how you view it.
The further away from the city we got the more overgrown yet atmospheric the tombs became with the final stop being our personal highlight.
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VIETNAM Thien Mu pagoda (Hue)
The pagoda is situated on the Hà Khê hill. It is about 3 km from the Citadel of Huế. Most excursions go to the pagoda by boat over the Perfume River.
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Hue, Vietnam - The Imperial City - Season 2 Ep39 - S/V Adventurer
In a quick 36 hours, we do our best to explore the amazing historic city of Hue, Vietnam. While we're there we visit the Citadel and the Imperial City, a couple of the former King's tombs, and of course eat some of the local specialties. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
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I'm in Hue, the old imperial capital of Vietnam, a city which offers travellers both the new and old. I take a trip to the Imperial City within the Citadel, before visiting Dong Ba market, Hue's night market, and then finish off by showing some of the city's rapid modern development and nightlife. Plus I show some of Hue's delicious and cheap food.
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The Perfume River & Fairy Lady Pagoda Temple in Hue, Vietnam
Sifu Terry Hodgkinson aka wandering ninja wanders around the ancient city of Hue (pronounced Way) Taking a boat ride on the Perfume River and visiting some fascinating sights like the Ming Mang Tomb and Thien Mu Pagoda aka Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda.
What a great city Hue is with so much ancient history. I really enjoyed spending time at the Thien Mu Pagoda Temple. There is such a great atmosphere there and a great amout of Zen history. I remember being surprised when I saw the picture and car of, Thich Quang Duc the Buddhist monk who during the Vietnam war sat down in front of a large crowd in Saigion, poured gasoline all over him and lit himself on fire. When I was a kid in school I remember seeing the picture of his burning body while he sat in a meditative position. I thought to myself 'how is it possible as he burns alive that he doesn't even flinch a muscle?' That's when I started to become curious as to what the mind was capable of and not that long after, I would start to study martial arts and begin meditating -Terry
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MING MANG TOMB
Minh Mạng (1791--1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm 阮福膽, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu 阮福晈) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until 20 January 1841. He was a younger son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Crown Prince Canh, had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy.
THIEN MU PAGODA TEMPLE ( Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda), also known as Linh Mu Pagoda Temple,
The temple was built in 1601 .
In 1695, the Zen Master Thích Đại Sán, a member of the Tào Động sect, arrived from China. He had been invited to come to Huế as a guest of the Nguyễn Lords to start a Buddhist congregation and oversee its development. He was a noted Buddhist scholar of the Qing Dynasty and was patronised by the ruling Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu and was appointed as the abbot of the pagoda. In the seventh month of 1696, he returned to China, but conferred bodhisattva vows on Chu.
During the summer of 1963, Thien Mu Pagoda, like many in South Vietnam, became a hotbed of anti-government protest. South Vietnam's Buddhist majority had long been discontented with the rule of President Ngo Dinh Diem since his rise to power in 1955. . Thien Mu Pagoda was a major organising point for the Buddhist movement and was often the location of hunger strikes, barricades and protests.
The temple also houses the Austin motor vehicle in which Thich Quang Duc was driven to his self-immolation in Saigon in 1963 against the Diem regime. It was the first of a series of self-immolations by members of the Buddhist clergy, which brought the plight of Buddhists to the attention of the international community.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Hue, Vietnam
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List of Best Things to do in Hue, Vietnam
Imperial Tomb of Dong Khanh
Royal Tombs
Bach Ma National Park
Tomb of Minh Mang
Thanh Toan Bridge
Tu Dam Pagoda
Hue Royal Palace
Hue Imperial City (The Citadel)
Nine Dynastic Urns
Thien Mu Pagoda