Posted Dec 10, 2009, 11:21 PM
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I catch dinosaurs...
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ithaca, Saigon, DC, Toronto, Yorba Linda
Posts: 235
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Huế, Việt Nam
Huế, located on the banks of the Perfume River in Central Vietnam, is home to some 350,000 people. As the site of the Nguyễn dynasty palace, it served as Vietnam's capital until 1945. During the Vietnam war, the city saw fierce fighting, with Communist forces holed up in the imperial citadel for several weeks following the Tet Offensive. The Communists were defeated only after intense street-by-street fighting, leaving much of the city in ruins. Since its designation as a UNESCO site in 1993, the imperial capital has since been largely restored. Despite a laid-back, sleepy atmosphere that belies its size, Huế is famous for its cuisine, eclectic architecture, arts scene, and annual summer festival.
the outskirts...
"long live the Socialist Republic of Vietnam"
pigs...
a suburban market
one of the main south-side markets
exploring the south bank of the Perfume Rvier...
a clubhouse for soldiers and police officers
the home of recently-relegated Huế F.C.
pigs...
some shots along the south bank of the river...
"on this spot, Nguyễn Tất Thành (Chairman Hồ Chí Mình) joined the movement to resist the taxation of the farmers of Thừa Thiên Province, 1908"
heading for the north bank...
"Cultural House of Huễ"
"long live the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam"
the citadel
entering the walled city...
the imperial palace gates
contemporary art strikes again!
inside the palace compound...
the tallest flagpole in vietnam
to be restored...
a lotus pond
lost tourists
outside the palace, but within the citadel walls...
heading south across the river
lotuses for the Huế Festival
nightcaps at the Imperial Hotel bar
looking East towards the South China Sea
And West, over the Trường Sơn Mountains towards Laos
thanks for checking out my photos!
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