CITTÀ IMPERIALE DI HUÈ
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- Distance
- 2.38 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 81 ft
- TrailRank
-
64
5
- Min elevation
- -17 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Coordinates
- 672
- Uploaded
- March 20, 2023
- Recorded
- March 2023
near Thôn Kim Long, Thừa Thiên-Huế (Vietnam)
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Huế is a city in Vietnam, capital of the province of Thua Thien-Hue, in the Central-North Coast region, and has about 350,000 inhabitants.
Physical geography
The city is located in central Vietnam on the banks of the Perfume River a few kilometers from its mouth in the South China Sea. Hanoi, the country's capital, is about 700 kilometers to the north while the city of Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) is about 1100 kilometers to the south.
Located in a plain at the foot of the Truong Son mountain range crossed by the final course of the Perfume River and the Bo River, Huế is located at an average altitude of 3-4 meters above sea level.
History
Ancient capital of unified Vietnam from 1802 to 1945 during the reign of the 13 emperors of the Nguyễn dynasty. 5 km from the city is the Imperial City built in 1687. In 1786 it was occupied by the Tay Son rebels and in 1802 it was conquered by Already Long of the Nguyen dynasty. In 1885 the city was occupied by the French. During the colonial era it was the capital of the Annam Protectorate.
During the Vietnam War, Huế's central location placed it near the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The city was part of South Vietnam.
In the Tet offensive of 1968, during the battle of Huế, the Americans, aware of the cultural, artistic and spiritual importance of the city, decided to reconquer it by avoiding indiscriminate bombing by the notorious B52s. Thus, at the cost of many American lives, a house-by-house reconquest was carried out, with new warfare techniques that would later end up in many military manuals. However, the damage in the city due to the clashes was considerable.
The reconquest took place with hard fights and was resolved after many days. To this will be added the famous Huế massacre carried out by North Vietnamese forces.
Along the Perfume River are the Thiên Mụ Pagoda (1601) and the imperial tombs. In 1993 the complex of monuments of Huế were declared a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO [2].
Society
Religion
In the city of Huế, Buddhism is taken much more seriously than in other cities in Vietnam. The large number of famous monasteries and monks throughout the country makes it one of the main destinations for Buddhist believers. World-renowned Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh is originally from Huế.
anthropogenic geography
Administrative subdivisions
Huế comprises 27 administrative divisions:
A CUU
An Đông
An Hoa
A Tây
Hương Só
Kim Long
Phú Bình
Phú Cat
Phú Hậu
Phu Hiep
Phú Hòa
Phú Hội
Phú Nhuan
Phú Thuận
Phước Vĩnh
Phuong Đức
Tây Lộc
Thuận Hòa
Thuận Lộc
Thuận Thành
Trường An
Vĩnh Ninh
Vy DA
Xuân Phú
Hương long
Thủy Xuân
Thủy Bieu
Monuments and places of interest
Thiên Mo Pagoda
Infrastructure and transport
The city of Huế is located on National Road 1A, which runs the length of Vietnam from north to south.
Huế Station, located just south of the Perfume River, is on the North-South Railway, which connects the capital Hanoi with Ho Chi Minh. Phu Bai International Airport is located southeast of the city.
Huế is a city in Vietnam, capital of the province of Thua Thien-Hue, in the Central-North Coast region, and has about 350,000 inhabitants.
Physical geography
The city is located in central Vietnam on the banks of the Perfume River a few kilometers from its mouth in the South China Sea. Hanoi, the country's capital, is about 700 kilometers to the north while the city of Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) is about 1100 kilometers to the south.
Located in a plain at the foot of the Truong Son mountain range crossed by the final course of the Perfume River and the Bo River, Huế is located at an average altitude of 3-4 meters above sea level.
History
Ancient capital of unified Vietnam from 1802 to 1945 during the reign of the 13 emperors of the Nguyễn dynasty. 5 km from the city is the Imperial City built in 1687. In 1786 it was occupied by the Tay Son rebels and in 1802 it was conquered by Already Long of the Nguyen dynasty. In 1885 the city was occupied by the French. During the colonial era it was the capital of the Annam Protectorate.
During the Vietnam War, Huế's central location placed it near the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The city was part of South Vietnam.
In the Tet offensive of 1968, during the battle of Huế, the Americans, aware of the cultural, artistic and spiritual importance of the city, decided to reconquer it by avoiding indiscriminate bombing by the notorious B52s. Thus, at the cost of many American lives, a house-by-house reconquest was carried out, with new warfare techniques that would later end up in many military manuals. However, the damage in the city due to the clashes was considerable.
The reconquest took place with hard fights and was resolved after many days. To this will be added the famous Huế massacre carried out by North Vietnamese forces.
Along the Perfume River are the Thiên Mụ Pagoda (1601) and the imperial tombs. In 1993 the complex of monuments of Huế were declared a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO [2].
Society
Religion
In the city of Huế, Buddhism is taken much more seriously than in other cities in Vietnam. The large number of famous monasteries and monks throughout the country makes it one of the main destinations for Buddhist believers. World-renowned Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh is originally from Huế.
anthropogenic geography
Administrative subdivisions
Huế comprises 27 administrative divisions:
A CUU
An Đông
An Hoa
A Tây
Hương Só
Kim Long
Phú Bình
Phú Cat
Phú Hậu
Phu Hiep
Phú Hòa
Phú Hội
Phú Nhuan
Phú Thuận
Phước Vĩnh
Phuong Đức
Tây Lộc
Thuận Hòa
Thuận Lộc
Thuận Thành
Trường An
Vĩnh Ninh
Vy DA
Xuân Phú
Hương long
Thủy Xuân
Thủy Bieu
Monuments and places of interest
Thiên Mo Pagoda
Infrastructure and transport
The city of Huế is located on National Road 1A, which runs the length of Vietnam from north to south.
Huế Station, located just south of the Perfume River, is on the North-South Railway, which connects the capital Hanoi with Ho Chi Minh. Phu Bai International Airport is located southeast of the city.
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Tante cose lungo il fiume dei profumi, mausolei, pagode e tombe imperiali