TOMB OF THIEU TRI

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Location: Tomb of Thieu Tri lies in Chu Chanh Village, Thuy Bang Commune, Huong Thuy District, about 8km from center of Hue City.
Characteristic: The tomb can be divided into two parts: the tomb area and temple area.
After being on the throne for seven years, Emperor Thieu Tri was sick and died on 4 November 2020 at the age of 41. In his lifetime, the Emperor neither thought of his death nor wanted the people and soldiers to waste so much labour and property for him, so he did not have his tomb built. As soon as coming to the crown, his son Emperor Tu Duc had the royal geomancers to seek land for his father's tomb. On February 11th 1848, the construction started, and 10 months later, it was completed. The tomb can be divided into two parts: the tomb area and temple area.
The tomb area:
On the right with Nhuan Trach Lake is the bronze gate leading to big Binh Dai (Honour Courtyard). The two rows of stone statues on the left and right of the court are typical of the sculpture art in the first half of 19th century in Hue. Then, one can see Bi Dinh (Stele Pavilion) and Duc Hinh Tower on a tortoise-shell-shaped hill. Ngung Thuy Lake looks like a crescent moon barring in front, the walls of the tomb itself (Buu Thanh). Across the lake are three bridges: Chanh Trung (in the middle), Dong Hoa (on the right), Tay Dinh (on the left) leading to the stairs going to Buu Thanh.
The temple area:
It was built separately, 100m from Duc Hinh Tower, on the left. After passing the marble gate and another three steps leading to Bieu Duc temple, visitors will go through Hong Trach gate. In the middle is Bieu Duc temple, where the funerary tablets of the Emperor and the Queen Tu Du are worshipped. In the main temple, on the edges of the roof and Hong Trach gate, are engraved over 450 word boxes including poems with educational and literary values. All the dependent works gathered around Buu Duc Temple such as Left and Right Temple (in the front), Left and Right Houses (in the back), increase the nobility of the main temple. Thieu Tri's tomb, with its simple and intimate beauty, leans against the foot of Thuan Dao Mount. In front of the tomb stretches a flat land with green trees and rice-fields ranging from the Perfume River’s bank up to Lim Bridge.

Source: VNAT

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Phu Cam Conical Hat Village
An Hien Garden House
Vong Canh Hill
Thuan An Beach
Tam Giang Lagoon
Perfume River (Huong River)
Ngu Binh Mountain
Mineral Stream of My An
Lang Co Beach
Canh Duong Beach
Bach Ma National Park
Bach Ma Mountain
Tu Hieu Pagoda
Tu Dam Pagoda
Tomb of Tu Duc
Tomb of Thieu Tri
Tomb of Minh Mang
Tomb of Khai Dinh
Tomb of Gia Long
Tomb of Duc Duc
Tomb of Dong Khanh
Throne Palace (Dien Thai Hoa) and Great Rites Court
Thien Mu Pagoda
The Nine Holy Cannons
The Nine Dynastic Urns
The Flag Tower
Thanh Toan Tile - roofed Bridge
Royal Theater (Duyet Thi Duong)
Royal Library (Thai Binh Lau)
Redeemer Church