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Perfume River

Huế is a city and a district in Central Vietnam. About 200,000 people live in the city of Huế. From 1802 to 1945 Huế was the capital city of Vietnam under the Nguyen Dynasty. Today people can visit the Imperial City, where the Nguyen emperors lived and ruled, and the tombs of the Nguyen emperors. Huế has an Medicinical University and is the seat of an archebishop.

The city is famous for food that is unique to the city, especially the dish bun bo Hue.

It was also the place where the Battle of Huế was fought, which was one of the longest and deadliest battles in the Vietnam War.

Images for kids

Enthronement of Emperor Bảo Đại in the Imperial City in 1926
Satellite picture of the city and the Perfume River
Festival in Hue
Bun Bo Hue, a typical noodle dish
Pagoda of the Celestial Lady
Imperial City of Huế, containing palaces and shrines
Huế Railway Station.
Forbidden Purple City of Hue, once the emperor's home.
Entrance of the Imperial City
Imperial City
Gate
Nine Dynastic Urns
Staircases at Hiem Lam Cac
Imperial City, Gate
Moat
Lotus lake
Mandarin soldiers at Khải Định tomb
Perfume River
Tomb of Emperor Khải Định
Trường Tiền Bridge
Thế Miếu temple
Meridian Gate
Walls of Imperial City of Hue

See also

In Spanish: Huế para niños

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