Mysterious arches revealed in the upper city of Hue

After the people moved, along with the clearance of their houses, in the upper city of Hue, ‘revealed’ the surprisingly unique and surprising ancient works, architectural arrays, and building structures. Next is the decoding to preserve and promote the value …

The unique old gate next to the East Citadel of Thuy “revealed” right after the relocation of Thuong Citadel of Hue Revealing these secret On one day at the end of June 2020, many people of Hue Citadel passed by the rampart near the East of Thuy Quan Citadel – near the connection point between the Ngu Ha River and Dong Ba River, surprised to discover a mysterious ancient brick wall. fancy, with a dark moss-colored dome doorway. Besides, across Xuan 68 street (Thuan Loc ward, Hue city), families living next to Thuong Thanh said that since they were young to big, they have never seen a unique and mysterious arched brick gate in Hue. to like that. It is worth mentioning, this mysterious ancient work has been covered and covered by trees decades ago. The revealing of the mysterious old gate after relocating the house in the upper city of Hue made many curious people come here to take pictures to check-in, discover the uniqueness and strangeness of a project that did not seem to exist at all. Hue capital. Hue becomes “boiling” about this mysterious work. The press quickly announced, many researchers entered, with many valuable and interesting opinions. At that time, according to researcher Nguyen Xuan Hoa (former Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien-Hue) analyzed in the press, this is a work located in a special location, possibly an important area. important, possibly a stronghold of guards guarding the Nguyen Dynasty. The building’s mystery can be associated with a military secret … Through initial inspection of the “strange” gate appearing on the right of Luong Y bridge – East of Thuy Quan, the authorities in Hue said that the work was built in the archway through the brick wall. about 60 cm thick, 80 cm wide, 100 cm high. According to the current state at the time of appearance, near the arch of the gate, there were two small square stones perforated for the gate bar; There are also two similar stone blocks that have been damaged below, along with large green rocks with a fairly intact cross-section … According to researchers, the discovery of a small archway through the shores of the imperial city of Hue, located in the East of Thuy Quan citadel, is related to a work for defense under the Nguyen Dynasty. Dr. Tran Dinh Hang, Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Culture and Arts in Hue, said that this gate was located in a very important position in the defense system of the Nguyen Dynasty, due to its proximity to Tran Binh Dai. Mang Ca), where the fortresses protect the ancient capital of Hue. According to Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien-Hue Province, former Director of the Center for Conservation of Monuments of the Imperial Citadel, the above-mentioned work is the place where the cannon to defend the East into Thuy . Because this was an important position going from the river to the ancient city of Hue. One more interesting thing. After the ancient gate on the right of Luong Y bridge appeared, researchers and authorities noted a similar work on the left hand side of the bridge, across the Ngu Ha river. This second building is located behind the house of an unresolved household in Thuan Loc ward, on Xuan 68 street. Unlike the building on the right, this small gate through the second wall was in a state of “closing door”, sealed by people with a layer of bricks built by themselves dozens of years ago, for the purpose of limiting with outside area. Finally, the mysteries about these two ancient gates are gradually “decoded” by researchers and Hue monuments management agency. Accordingly, in the document about the Hue Citadel of Lesopld Cardìere, there are landmarks and an updated map of the position of the left and right doors of the East of Customs. Also in the book Dai Nam unified chi, this area used cannons and guards to guard it, which was a very important position on the Ngu Ha system and Hue Citadel. According to the Center for Conservation of Ancient Monuments of Hue, the ancient gate works in the East of the Citadel associated with the Hue Citadel that emerged after the relocation of the Montagnards were very valuable. About 2 years ago, Hue Monuments Conservation Center used to survey and inspect the bunker system, works on the upper city of Hue, as well as to take pictures of the two left and right gates in the East of the Citadel. as the press mentioned. This unit said that, since before that the work was covered by trees next to Xuan 68 Street, so until the clearing and relocation of the Thuong Thanh area, the small gate passed through the thick brick wall. Hue Citadel to the right of the East of Customs Citadel was revealed clearly, surprising many people … According to scientific documents, two small gates are located on the left and right side of the Luong Y bridge, attached to the place where the East guards guarded the city of Thuy. The Scientific Research Department of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center has researched the material in the book “Hue Citadel: Places” in 1933 by the author Léopold Michel Cadìere. The book clearly states that at position 121 is the left and right door of the East Citadel of Thuy. Valuable tourism resource The relocation of the people of Thuong city to Hue in the past time continues to reveal unique ancient architectural works. This is a valuable resource for tourism as well as scientific research and heritage conservation. Revealed after two small gates through the wall of Hue Citadel is the ancient fortress system on the Upper Citadel, in the Eastern Truong Dai area near Dong Ba gate (Chanh Dong Mon). One afternoon right after the Montagnards left. The houses that once covered the fortress in East Truong Dai were gone, wild trees were cut and cleaned, the nostalgic ancient beauty on a corner of the Citadel was awakened. For the first time in decades, heritage explorers can zoom in from the doorways of the fortress (fireworks) at the Eastern Truong fort directly towards the Dong Ba gate, to feel a corner of the Eastern Citadel. Ancient, mossy table hides the sunset. According to research documents, Hue Citadel is a combination of architectural components including citadel system, highway (road) and Ho Thanh Ha system, Ho Thanh trench (waterway), forming Strong defensive fortress. In particular, in the first round of the citadel, there are 24 fortresses, guard (the original fortress on each side), the factory fortress, the artillery (artillery doors, cannons) were set up and arranged very well. The ancient fortress that just appeared after the relocation of Montagnard people in Dong Truong Dai, next to the gate of Dong Ba citadel, is one of them. Now, after the Nanchang fortress area on the south side of Hue Citadel is restored, along with the house that used to “occupy” many ancient fortresses in turn has been cleared, residents and visitors have many choices. than in visiting, discovering and admiring the unique and ancient works in Thuong Thanh that they can hardly find anywhere else in the country, except Hue. Imperial City of Hue has 10 main doors, built under the reign of King Gia Long and gradually improving its current architecture under King Minh Mang. Hue Citadel has a total area of ​​520 hectares, the circumference of the citadel is nearly 10km, 6.6m high, 21m thick, built meandering with defensive fortresses arranged equally spaced, accompanied by firecrackers, cannons, warehouses. bullet. Inside the city are residents, royal families, mandarins … living. Today, there are 4 wards inside the Imperial City of Hue, commonly known as the inner-city wards of Hue. (There’s more)