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Overview
Authoritative and lively text by Vietnamese-British historian Dr Vu Hong Lien
First in-depth guide devoted to this ancient capital, one of the main sites of Vietnam
Hue, the ancient, royal capital of Vietnam, is a city remarkable in its strive for greatness and to achieve breathtaking beauty. Despite its many dramatic historic events, from conflicts between ancient Vietnam and the now extinct kingdoms of Champa to the 19th and 20th century French occupation and becoming the victim of the Tet offensive in 1968, much of Hue's classical architecture survives. The exquisite royal lifestyle is still visible in the Imperial Citadel, still reflected in the Hue Museum of Fine Arts and vividly reproduced in Nguyen mausoleums in the Valley of the Tombs.
Royal Hue traces the development of this magnificent imperial capital from its humble beginnings in the 14th century until its position as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1993.
The book also documents the 143 years of Nguyen rule when under 13 emperors Hue was built and rebuilt, each time grander and more opulent than the last, until in 1945 the last emperor Boa Dai handed over his Royal Seal and Sword of Mandate to representatives of the new President Ho Chi Minh.
With an authoritative and lively text by Vietnamese-British historian Dr Vu Hong Lien and evocative photographs by Paisarn Piemmettawat, Royal Hue is the perfect guide for the discerning cultural explorer to this world heritage site.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789749863954 |
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| Publisher: | River Books |
| Publication date: | 07/15/2015 |
| Series: | Ancient Capital Series |
| Pages: | 250 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Foreword 8
Introduction: The abdication of Bao Dai 16
Before the Nguyen 23
The Nguyen Dynasy:
The first Nguyen Emperor Gia Long 31
Gia Long and the French 36
The second Nguyen Emperor Minh Mang 38
The third Nguyen Emperor Thieu Tri 40
The fourth Nguyen Emperor Tu Duc 42
The French Invasion 43
Emperors Duc Duc, Hiep Hoa, Kien Phuc and the French occupation 47
Emperor Ham Nghi and the resistance 49
The ninth Nguyen Emperor Dong Khanh 51
The Tenth Nguyen Emperor Thanh Thai 52
The eleventh Nguyen Emperor Duy Tan 55
The twelfth Ngyen Emperor Khai Dinh 56
The thirteenth and last Emperor Bao Dai 58
Hue Capital City
Building an Imperial Capital 65
Eiffel's bridge over the Perfume Rive 80
Hue Then and Now: The Sites 85
Exploring the outer layer of the Citadel 89
The Royal Gate Ngo Mon 93
Thai Hoa Palace 100
The Forbidden Purple City 106
The Royal Library Thai Binh Lau 110
The Royal Theatre Duyet Thi Duong 114
The Imperial Citadel: the East side 117
The Royal Treasury Phu Noi Vu 117
Temples of Trieu Mieu and Thai Mieu 118
The Imperial Citadel: the Wesr Side 120
Hien Lam Cac 121
The Nine Bronze Urns Cuu Dinh 124
The Mieu 125
The Temple of resurrection Hung Mieu 125
Phung Tien temple 126
The Queen Mother's quarter Dein Tho 128
Truong Sanh Quarter 132
The Nine Bronze Canons Cuu Vi Than Cong 134
The Fifteen Vats 136
The Gates of the Imperial Citadel 137
The National Archives Tang Tho Lau 138
Tinh Tam Lake 139
Outside the walls 140
The Flagpole Ky Dai 142
Pavilion of Royal Edicts Phu Van Lau 144
The Boat House Nghenh Luong Dinh 144
Thuong Bac Pavilion 145
The Valley of the Tombs 147
The Palaces of Afterlife Nguyen Tombs 153
Tomb of Gia Long Thien Tho Lang 154
Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang Hieu Lang 160
Tomb of Emperor Thieu Tri Xuong Lang 164
Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc Khiem Lang 167
Tomb of Emperor Duc Duc An Lang 175
Tomb of Emperor Dong Khanh Tu Lang 178
Tomb of Prince Kien Thai Vuong 181
The tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh Ung Lang 184
Other Important Sites
The Covered Bridge Cau Ngoi Thanh Toan 192
The Celestial Lady Pagoda Thien Mu 193
The Temple of Literature Van Mieu 197
The Tiger Arena Ho Quyen 198
The Old War Memorial Stele Bia Quoc Hoc 205
Palace of Emperor Khai Dinh Cung An Dinh 207
The Museum of Royal Antiquities 211
The marble plate of Emperor Minh Mang 215
The Phap Lam objects 216
The Blue and White collection 216
Textiles, Robes and Footwear 216
Exploring Hue and its environs 223
The Old Quarter Gia Hoi 223
The House of Princess Ngoc Son 225
Thuan An Beach 227
Life at Court: 231
The Investiture of Crown Prince Vinh Thuy 232
The Coronation of a Nguyen Emperor 234
Nguyen Rituals 238
The Nam Giao Ceremony 239
The Tet Ceremony 246
The Nguyen at Leisure 248
Life after death 252
Royal arts 254
Royal Food Cung Dinh Cuisine 260
Appendices
Hue Fact Sheet 266
Rulers contemporary with the Nguyen 267
Glossary of names in Vietnamese 268
Bibliography 269
Index 270