Friday, March 29, 2013

Hue


We had a very busy day exploring Hue today. Our first stop was a Buddhist temple. The grounds were beautiful. We were invited to watch a funeral service chanted by Buddhist monks. Nearby we also saw a little girl rolling incense and an artist painting a picture. His signature was very cool. Next we visited Tu Duc Tomb. The tomb complex has two areas: the ritual and the burial. There were lots of school children visiting this large complex. After a lunch at Tropical, we visited the Citadel and Imperial City, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Imperial City was the center of government and court life throughout the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). The city was severely damaged by natural disasters and wars in 1947 and 1968. I saw a dance performance in one of the theaters there. Then we visited the Thien Mu Pagoda, where we saw the leaning tower and observed a Buddhist ceremony. A wooden dragon boat took us back to our hotel along the Perfume River.



















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