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The Only Hue To See Hue (Part 1)

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April 8th 2019
Today is all about Hue. Correctly pronounced “hway’. Until 1945, this was the capital of Vietnam. The seat of power of the Vietnamese royal family. That’s why an ancient Citadel complex can be found here known as the Purple Forbidden City. In many ways, it’s like the one in Beijing. Today we will also be sampling an alternative form of transport. Just to mix things up a bit. So it was ye ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast

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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