Perfume River

Perfume River In The Rain

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February 24th 2008
The main reason to visit Hue is the citadel of the old capitol, along with the royal tombs scattered around the countryside. In 19th century and untill the mid 20th century Vietnam was ruled by French Authority. In Vietnam war during the 1968 Tet offensive there was heavy fighting in Hue, and much of it was concentrated in the area of the citadel. Consequently much of it was damaged. The Imp ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more