ROMANTIC ANCIENT CAPITAL

The gentle Perfume River flows through and creates Hue city.

Through the ups and downs of history, Hue is still a charming land with a gentle, peaceful and romantic beauty. The values ​​that Hue has preserved have been duly recognized by UNESCO as the first World Cultural Heritage of Vietnam in 1993. And now, Hue is one of the most visited destinations on the Vietnamese tourist map with a new title: Festival City.

From Ngo Mon Gate looking at the Imperial Citadel; in the distance is Thai Hoa Palace

The gate of Hue Citadel. Hue Citadel was built by King Gia Long in 1805.

The magnificent and colorful Hue Festival takes place every two years.

Thanh Toan tile-roofed bridge (in Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy district, 8km southeast of Hue city) This is a unique architecture that has been ranked as a national monument.

Quiet and peaceful Hue

Casting nets on the river

Gentle Hue female student

Bao Vinh ancient town seen from the river

Ngo Mon Gate in the sunset

Truong Tien Bridge, the first bridge across the Perfume River, was built in 1897, a charming feature of Hue.

More information:

- Hue city belongs to Thua Thien - Hue province, located on the north - south national highway; 654km from Hanoi, 1,065km from Ho Chi Minh city

- Transportation to Hue is very convenient by rail, road and air. North-South buses and trains all stop in Hue. Vietnam Airlines has flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Hue (and vice versa), Jestar Pacific has flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue (and vice versa) but operates seasonally. Hue bus station and train station are right in the city, Phu Bai airport is more than 10km from Hue city center.

- Hue has many attractions: Dai Noi (Imperial Citadel) and relics of the Citadel area, other places can be mentioned such as Bach Dang ancient town, Chi Lang, Buddhist architectural works, garden houses, craft villages..., shopping at Dong Ba market. Going further out to the suburbs, you can visit mausoleum relics such as Gia Long tomb, Minh Mang tomb, Tu Duc tomb... or sightseeing on the Perfume River, to villages, lagoons - also very interesting.

- You can enjoy Hue folk songs on the Perfume River (with sightseeing tours), listen to royal court music at the Duyet Thi Duong theater in the Imperial City.

- Hue is also a land of cuisine, you can discover dishes here from popular to high-class everywhere, from the Citadel in the north to the Western quarter in the south of the Perfume River. Popular dishes include: beef noodle soup, mussel rice, water fern cake (and many other types of cakes), snakehead fish noodle soup...; royal rice and royal dishes are available in many luxury hotels. Hue sweet soup is also an interesting dish. Cafes are also everywhere with many styles.

- There are also many specialties as gifts, the most popular is sesame candy. In addition, there are other special and typical dishes such as royal tea, Minh Mang wine, pickled eggplant, sour shrimp...

There are many hotels in Hue, concentrated in the Le Loi street area and neighboring areas in the Western quarter (south bank of the Perfume River).

Article and photos: Ha Thanh

The Thanh