Scenery between Da Nang and Hue

Travel to Hue

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July 14th 2011
Hue was the first capital of Vietnam and is considered a very important nationalist symbol. As a result, it was a strategic target in many wars and was briefly taken over by the North during the '68 Tet Offensive and retaken again by the Americans who ended up bombing the Citadel and destroying major parts of the Forbidden Purple City. Before the Americans bombed it, the French did their pa ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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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