Sinh village – also known with the name Lai An, is a small village of Phu Mau commune, Phu Vang district. The village’s inhabitants mainly live on agriculture, but thanks to its convenient location in the vicinity of the ancient capital, many villagers also earn their living by trading and traditional crafts. One of...

Located halfway up the Cham mountain in the suburbs of Hue, Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda is well known throughout the region for its romantic and heavenly scenery. The tranquil setting of this spiritual getaway is a magnet for those seeking a peaceful alternative to the city and is especially attractive to literature and art...

Vong Canh hill belongs to Hue city, Thua Thien-Hue, it is far about 7 kilometers from Hue center. This can easily be seen from its name: “Vong” means watch, observe; “Canh” means scene. It used to be the place where the Emperors of the Nguyễn Dynasty chose to be a resting stop and to...

Cồn Hến (Mussel Islet) is a small islet raised by the silt in the middle of the Perfume River. The islet divides the Perfume River flowing through this section into two tributaries. The eastern tributary flows through Vy Da ward, and the western one flows through Phu Cat, Phu Hiep wards. In the past, two...

From the mid 17 th to 19 th centuries, Bao Vinh ancient town was considered as a very busy trade center in Dang Trong area. In 1963, after moving the Lord Palace from Phuc An to Kim Long, Nguyen Phuc Loan Loard chose the Sinh junction towards Thanh Ha port. The beginning of the 17 th century, Chinese merchants made this place...

Located on the Southern bank of Huong river in front of Quoc Hoc High School, the inauguration ceremony of Quoc Hoc Memorial Stele took place on the 23rd of September, 1920. This stele construction was to commemorate, and honour the heroic French and Vietnamese soldiers in Annam who bravely made supreme sacrifice in the...