Former capital city of Hue in lacquer paintings
VGP - The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has opened an exhibition, introducing 20 beauty spots of the former capital city of Hue, through lacquer paintings by calligrapher Hai Trung, who is also director of the Museum of Hue Royal Antiques.
The 20 beauty spots of Hue, or “Than kinh nhi thap canh,” is the named set of poems by King Thieu Tri of the Nguyen Dynasty. These poems describe the beauty of 20 landscapes of Hue, including seven natural and 13 artificial or natural-artificial landscapes.
Based on the 20 pictures in the “Ngu de Do Hoi Thi Tap” book, calligrapher Hai Trung created 20 lacquer paintings in ten months.
These lacquer paintings are now on displayed at Truong Lang in the Forbidden City of Hue.
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The first landscape: Trung Minh Vien Chieu – Minh Vien tower in the Forbidden City of Hue. The work was built in only one month, in 1827, under the dynasty of King Minh Mang. This tower is similar to Hien Lam Cac, the highest tower in the Hue citadel in the past. This work has disappeared. Only its foundation is left today. |
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The second landscape: Thieu Phuong garden in the Forbidden City. This work does |
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The third landscape: Tinh Tam Lake where kings relaxed. Today, only Tinh Tam Than Tu Temple is maintained. The Center for Preservation of Hue Relics has opened souvenir shops and a coffee shop on the lake since April 2012. |
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The forth landscape of Xuan Quang garden is among famous royal gardens of the Nguyen Dynasty ,covering over 540m in perimeter, with many temples, houses, ponds, bridges. However, all materials were removed to build Co Ha garden under the reign of King Thieu Tri. |
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The fifth landscape of Dac Nguyet garden was a famous royal garden in the early Nguyen Dynasty. Today only Ngoc Dich, Tieu Ngu Ha lakes and some rockworks are left. |
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The sixth landscape of Noi Kim Thuy Lake had many construction works on the lake in the past but today, only several islets and relics are left. |
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| The seventh landscape of Truong Ninh palace used to be the home of some concubines after kings died. The palace was restored in 2008. |
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The eighth landscape of Thuong Mau garden has disappeared |
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The ninth landscape of Thanh Duyen temple is among four national pagodas in Hue, besides Thien Mu, Dieu De and Bao Quoc. Today, the temple is located in Phu Loc district. |
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The tenth landscape of Thuan An beach is a famous tourist site of Hue today. |
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The 11th landscape of Huong (perfume) River |
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The 12th landscape of Ngu Binh Mountain |
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The 13th landscape of Linh Huu Taoism Temple does not exist today |
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The 14th landscape of Thien Mu pagoda is a tourist attraction today |
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The 15th landscape in the upstream Huong River |
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The 16th landscape of Ha Trung lagoon |
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The 17th landscape of Giac Hoang Temple does not exist today |
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The 18th landscape of Quoc Tu Giam School was built in 1803 by King Gia Long. It is now the office of the Thua Thien – Hue Revolutionary History Museum. |
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The 19th landscape of Dong Lam forest |
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The 20th landscape of Huong Tra hot spring is located in Huong Thuy town. This spring will disappear when Ta Trach reservoir stores water for power generation. |
