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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Where to go around Hue city, Vietnam

Ngu Binh Mountain
Also known by the name Bang Son Mountain, Ngu Binh Mountain is located 3km from Hue. It is 105m-high and, seen from a distance, Ngu Binh Mountain looks like a screen protecting Hue. Along with the Perfume River, it is a significant symbol of Hue. The old capital is sometimes called Huong-Ngu City, referring to the beauty of the mountain and the river.

Duong No Village
Duong No is the village where President Ho Chi Minh spent his childhood, in Phu Duong Commune, Phu Vang District. It is on Thuan An Road, approximately 8km from Hue.
Duong No has always been a prosperous and industrious village, where many literary and military traditions originated.
Where to go in Hue city
The Communal house of No Duong village in a festival
In 1898, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Huy, President Ho Chi Minh's father, was invited by a Law Ministry official to come to Duong No and prepare his children for provincial examinations. Young Nguyen Sinh Cung (Ho Chi Minh) began to study Chinese with his father's pupils. He stayed with his father in Duong No until 1900. When Mr. Huy went to Thanh Hoa and was promoted to Provincial Examiner, Ho Chi Minh returned to Hue and lived with his mother, Hoang Thi Loan.
After the country's reunification in 1975, the local people restored the house according to its former architecture. Nowadays, it can be visited. It exhibits interesting artifacts and pictures. In Duong No, visitors will also enjoy the river, the boat landing and Am Ba Temple.

Mineral Stream of My An

My An is located in Phu Duong Commune, Phu Vang District, 7km east of Hue, on the way to Thuan An Beach.
In June 1979, geological and meteorological expedition N079 discovered this natural stream. After multiple scientific studies and experiments, the project "Studying medical qualities of the mineral stream in My An" came to the conclusion that the mineral water in My An includes every micro-element necessary for the human body. This stream can be compared to various well-known mineral streams, such as Koundour (former Soviet Union) or Pavel Banis (Bulgaria).
Tests concerning the medicinal value of the mineral water have had positive results. The water of this stream can be used to successfully treat several skin and venereal diseases, rheumatism, digestion, mental, respiratory and other chronic diseases.
At present, many local and foreign patients come to My An for self-treatment. Huong Giang Tourist Company and related administrative bodies of Thua Thien Hue have begun to take advantage of this mineral source to develop a tourist resort focusing on medical treatment by mineral water.

A Luoi
A Luoi is located 70km south-west of Hue, along National Route 49. Set amongst the mighty Truong Son Mountains, A Luoi District is inhabited by the people of the Pa Co and Ta Oi ethnic groups. Despite the passage of time, the people of this area have kept their traditional customs and practices. A Luoi is especially famous for its unique weaving skills, in particular, knitting glass beads together with cloth thread. This handicraft has drawn the attention of many visitors and art specialists.
The attraction is enhanced by the presence of the historical Ho Chi Minh Trail, a mythical trail from the triumph against the Americans.

Bach Ma National Park
Bach Ma has breath-taking natural landscapes. The highest peak is Hai Vong Dai (Sea Observation Post), 1,450m high, where people can have a panoramic view of the immense sea and surrounding scenery...
Discover the beauty of Bach Ma National Park here

Lang Co Beach 

Which is ten kilometers long, borders Highway 1A and is near Hai Van Pass. Lang Co once had a fishing village with white storks. When the French occupied the area, they named it ''Lang Co'' which means ''Stork Village'' in Vietnamese. People later mispronounced the tone, saying ''Lang Co.'' The sloping beach of white sand has a large area of water that is less than one meter in depth. This and its average temperature of 250C make Lang Co ideal for family swims. Here some more details of Lang Co Beach .
Thuan An Beach
Thuan An Beach is located by the Thuan An Estuary, where the Perfume River flows into Tam Giang Lagoon, and then into the sea. Thuan An Beach is about 13km from Hue City. It takes 15 minutes by car.
On the left hand side of the road, there is a river with boats travelling back and forth. On the right side, there are houses, temples, pagodas, gardens and fields.
Not far away from Hue, Thuan An Beach is the perfect spot for travellers to come and relax in the summer. The beach is also very popular with the locals, especially from April to September, when the whether is very hot.
Tourists can also visit the whale Deity Temple and Thai Duong Temple, where the Goddess Thai Duong is worshipped.
Thuan An Beach can be reached by bus. Tickets can be bought at Dong Ba Bus Station near the Dong Ba Market on the north bank of the river. Note that the last bus back leaves around 4pm. 

Voi Stream
Another tourist destination af Hue lies in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, 40km south of Hue City. Nestling amidst other well-known tourist sites like Bach Ma, Lang Co, and Chan May, Voi Stream allures tourists by its eco-environment and wild beauty.
Various rocks, small or big alike, scatter in the pure water of Voi Stream, which conjure up a herd of baby elephants playing with each other. By the waterfall, fascinating extra is a crouching stone elephant from whose trunk spouts out a fountain of water. Coming here, visitors feel like being lost in a forest of rare animals.
The 500m Voi Stream includes Voi Pool and Du Pool. Heading there, tourists can wallow in the cool water or sit on different flat stones to enjoy the pure airy atmosphere. They can also immerse themselves in the pouring of the waterfall, the rustling of leaves, the melody of wind and the chirping of birds. All adds up to the endless concert with different nuances of nature. Du Pool offers thrilling experience for those who want to hold the hanging tree roots to swing back and forth.
Its convenient access and diversified activities make this tourist site an ideal place for domestic and foreign holidaymakers.
Travel to Suoi Voi Hue
Voi Stream - Voi mean elephant in VNese
Hue Garden House
Garden house is a typical and unique characteristic of Hue City. Hue people have had a close attachment with the nature since the old day. Tourist all seem to share a common feeling when they visit Hue City: they are enchanted by the natural landscapes and by the vegetation which is everywhere from the walls of the Citadel to the private gardens of green plants and colorful flowers.
Hue's gardens are very diversified and multiform as they display flowers fancies, ornamental plants as well as luxuriant fruits orchards along the riverbanks. Among them: the fruit-garden of Tuan Village, colourful flower garden of Nguyet Bieu alluvial ground, Huyen Khong Pagoda garden with its precious orchids or An Hien ornamental garden, the world of all kinds of flowers.
The pleasure of decorative plants of the inhabitant of Hue expresses an ardent love of nature of this entire city of dream and poetry that is Hue, and leaves in the soul of tourists unforgettable feelings.
Some famous garden houses in Hue: An Hien (Huong Long Commune, Hue City); Lac Tinh Vien (33 Phan Dinh Phung St., Hue City); Tinh Gia Vien (7/8 Le Thanh Ton St., Hue City); Y Thao (3 Thach Han St., Hue City); Ty Ba Trang (51 Ong Ich Khiem St., Hue City)

Where to go around Hue city, Vietnam

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