Hue - the former imperial capital

wooden pavilion at tomb of Tu Duc

the Nguyen Dynasty ruled from 1802 to 1945











here you can 4 different animal parts in this sculpture


(dragon, dog, horse,?)







tomb of Minh Mang

tomb of Khai Dinh









































that cost lot of taxes!!























the 4 canons representing the 4 seasons
on the opposite side there are 5 canons representing the 5 elements
4+5=9
9 is a lucky number!








emperor's seat

the forst stair is the earth
the second are the people
the third is the sky
the emperor sat above all








Imperial Citadel

the forbidden purple city

Thien Mu Pagoda

buddhism monks are praying (at 15:45)

16:00 is a timeborder from yin to yang or opposite direction
very fine gold and silver buddha images there

nice ohhhmmm soundings and chime-sounds too

really nice ceremony

after that we did a boatstour down the perfume river