TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE Travellive 03-2016

CÉC ßIÕM DU LëCH KH§NG THÕ Bì QUA KHI ß⁄N HU⁄ MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS IN HUE KI⁄N TR@C CUNG ßçNH • ROYAL ARCHITECTURE ©Nguyen Van Tuong KINH THÄNH HU⁄ THE CITADEL OF HUE ß≠Óc x©y d˘ng d≠Ìi thÍi vua Gia Long vµ Minh Mπng, toπ lπc Î ph›a Bæc s´ng H≠¨ng, m∆t quay v“ h≠Ìng Nam, di÷n mπo cÒa Kinh thµnh Hu’ lµ s˘ k’t hÓp ÆÈc Æ∏o gi˜a ki’n trÛc ph≠¨ng ß´ng vµ ph≠¨ng T©y. Tr∂i qua g«n 200 n®m, hi÷n nay khu kinh thµnh h«u nh≠ cn nguy™n vãn vÌi g«n 140 c´ng tr◊nh x©y d˘ng lÌn nh·. Constructed under Emperors Gia Long and Minh Mang on the North bank of Perfume River overlooking the south, Kinh Thanh Hue (Hue Citadel) uniquely combines western architecture with an oriental rampart structure. After almost 2 centuries, the Citadel’s 140 structures remain almost exactly like the originals. ß” tham quan di t›ch, bπn sœ Æi qua 3 vng thµnh theo th¯ t˘: Kinh Thµnh, Hoµng Thµnh (ßπi NÈi) vµ Tˆ C†m Thµnh. ßπi NÈi gÂm h¨n 100 c´ng tr◊nh ki’n trÛc Æãp Æ≠Óc chia ra nhi“u khu v˘c, tı Ng‰ M´n Æ’n ßi÷n Th∏i Hoµ - n¨i cˆ hµnh c∏c l‘ lÌn cÒa tri“u Æ◊nh; Tri÷u Mi’u, Th∏i Mi’u, H≠ng Mi’u, Th’ Mi’u vµ ßi÷n PhÙng Ti™n - n¨i thÍ c∏c vua chÛa nhµ Nguy‘n; PhÒ NÈi VÙ - nhµ kho tµng tr˜ ÆÂ qu˝, x≠Îng ch’ tπo ÆÂ dÔng cho hoµng gia. Trong khi Æ„, v≠Ín C¨ Hπ vµ ßi÷n Kh©m V®n lµ n¨i c∏c hoµng tˆ h‰c tÀp vµ ch¨i ÆÔa. Tˆ C†m Thµnh lµ vng thµnh nªm trong Hoµng Thµnh ngay sau l≠ng ßi÷n Th∏i Hoµ, n¨i dµnh ri™ng cho vua vµ gia Æ◊nh vua, bao gÂm g«n 50 c´ng tr◊nh ki’n trÛc lÌn nh·. ß’n Kinh thµnh Hu’, du kh∏ch kh´ng th” kh´ng ghä th®m B∂o tµng CÊ vÀt Cung Æ◊nh Hu’. N¨i Æ©y l≠u gi˜ vµ tr≠ng bµy hµng tr®m cÊ vÀt qu˝ hi’m cÒa tri“u Nguy‘n. H¨n c∂ mÈt b∂o tµng thu«n tÛy, B∂o tµng CÊ vÀt Cung Æ◊nh Hu’ giÛp du kh∏ch kh∏m ph∏ nh˜ng d†u t›ch sËng ÆÈng cÒa ÆÍi sËng trong cung Æ◊nh tri“u Nguy‘n. 68 TRAVELLIVE To visit the inner relics, you need to circle about to cross though the three layers of ramparts: Kinh Thanh (Hue Capital Citadel), Hoang Thanh (Royal Citadel) and Tu Cam Thanh (Forbidden Citadel). The Royal Citadel consists of more than100 fascinating architectural works divided into numerous subsections. The Ngo Mon Gate and the Thai Hoa Palace were used for various grand ceremonies. Trieu Mieu, Thai Mieu, Hung Mieu, The Mieu, and Phung Tien temples are dedicated to the shrines of kings from the Nguyen Dynasty. The portion with the internal affairs office includes a storehouse for precious items and a workshop for manufacturing various useful articles. The Kham Van Palace and Co Ha Garden are where princes used to study and relax. Passing through the Royal Citadel, visitors can enter Tu Cam Thanh (the Forbidden Citadel) which is just past Thai Hoa Palace. Including about 50 structures of stunning beauty, this was the place for kings and their family. The Hue Museum of Royal Antiques is a must-visit place that no visitor travelling to Hue should skip. It is a gallery of antiques displaying hundreds of rare antiques from the Nguyen Dynasty such as the commissioned Porcelain used in daily royal meals and parties, silverware, Bronze Artifacts, Phap Lam enamel, wooden furniture, and royal ornamentation of silver and gold, and painted glass. More than a museum, the Hue Museum of Royal Antiques helps visitors imagine what royal life was like during the Nguyen Dynasty.

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