Today was all about visiting the Imperial City. We walked across the bridge over the Perfume River. The traffic is less intense in this city. We stayed for a few hours, finding out about the city’s history from the early 19th century. So much space … gardens and fields with remnants of a time past. I sat in one of the gardens listening to the birds sing and it was blissful.
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| The Perfume River Hue. |
The Imperial City (Vietnamese: Hoàng thành; Chữ Hán: 皇城) is a walled enclosure within the citadel (Kinh thành; Chữ Hán: 京城) of the city of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty. It contains the palaces that housed the imperial family, as well as shrines, gardens, and villas for mandarins. Constructed in 1803 under Emperor Gia Long as a new capital, it mostly served a ceremonial function during the French colonial period. After the end of the monarchy in 1945, it suffered heavy damage and neglect during the Indochina Wars through the 1980s. The Imperial City was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 and is undergoing restoration.
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| Joie de vie |
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| Always eating |
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