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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Tours from Hue: Up the Huong Giang
(Perfume River)

See the locations on Hue Google Map


View of Huong Giang (Perfume River), picture by gemlyn77. The river got its name from flowers falling down into the river in autumn.

How do you choose the right tour operator in Hue? Travelfish.org suggests to do an individual tour: rent a motorbike (7 USD a day), a car with driver (40 USD) or a Minivan (60 USD). Good places to buy a tour seem to be Stop and go Cafe, Cafe on Thu Wheels, Mandarin Cafe and independent guides on Le Loi accross from La Residence Hotel.
Or you can charter your own dragon boat up the Huong Giang. You find the boats between the Truong Tien Bridge and the Century Hotel.


Dragon Boat, picture by Mimi_K

What you will see up the river? A boat tour can include Thien Mu Pagoda, Tu Duc Tomb, Hon Chen Temple, Khai Dinh Tomb and Minh Mang Tomb. Let's have a look what awaits you there:

Thien Mu - Pagoda of the Heavenly Lady:
According to a legend an old woman appeared on the hill and announced, a lord would build a Buddhist pagoda here. Lord Nguyen Hoang heard this and ordered the construction in 1601. The octagonal Phuoc Duyen Tower was erected in 1884. Read more.


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And a closer look:


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Van Mieu - the temple of letters: Built in 1808 by Gia long to dedicate to celebrated scholars of Confucianism. Read more.


Picture by Lưu Ly


Picture by ntt


Tu Duc Thomb:


Picture by JET


Picture by JET


Picture by cyborgwardt


Picture by cyborgwardt


Picture by vicguinda


Hon Chen Temple: It was built to honour Po Nagar, the Goddess of the Cham. The Vietnamese called her Ya Na (Heaven Goddess). The temple was reconstructed in 1886.


Picture by JET


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Picture by cyborgwardt


Bien Duc Thien An - Thien Duc Hermitage:: Founded in 1949 by the Thien Duc Hermits on Thien An hill, surrounded by a pine forrest and with the lakes Thuy Tien and Luu Ly. Read more.


Khai Dinh Tomb:


Picture by JET


Picture by cyborgwardt


Minh Mang Tomb:


Picture by jorgecab


Picture by JET


Picture by Amit



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