Coming to Hue, watching Hue at night will have different experiences about the ancient capital. (Da Vien Bridge in the night). Hue night of the city gates is silent at the same time, of the spans of Truong Tien Bridge gently sparkling in the hair of loved ones. Trang Tien Bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Hue today. Perhaps anyone who comes to Hue wants to take a stroll through. this poetic place once. But if just to see and enjoy the scenery, visitors should wait at night on weekends to be the most beautiful. On weekend nights, visitors will see the outstanding and brilliant Trang Tien Bridge in a colorful sparkling outfit of thousands of shimmering lights that change color continuously. Some people therefore compare Trang Tien Bridge to a beautiful rainbow at night. Back to Truong Tien. The night wind blows, the mist from the Perfume stream is cold into our souls, lightening all worries. Modern life momentarily seems to stand still, forgetting the heart, echoing the sweet and gentle chanting, from the image “On the Huong Giang river / I let go of the oars…” Hue turns around with the rhythm of time, next to the mossy ancients. New roads, new bridges spring up in the heart of the city. Although more modern, it still has a timeless contemplation. (The Ngu Phung floor in the night). Ngu Phung floor in the night. Couple’s night City at night seen from above. City center at night. Phu Xuan Bridge seen from above at night Hien Nhon door shimmering in the night of fireworks The rhythms of everyday life but in the night seem softer, more poetic and romantic. The janitors in the night… … street vendors are still here and there on every small street… Hue is still so gentle to every moment of the night…

That is why I insisted on staying in this house when Son moved with his family to live in Ho Chi Minh City and handed the house in Hue to me. It seems that in every dark corner of this house, on Son’s wooden writing desk left behind, and in the chair made of big, weak rattan fibers, Cuong is always sitting and drawing, scent quietly. of our youth. Portrait of musician Trinh Cong Son by artist Dinh Cuong. Photo: maivang.nld. At that time, Son’s family lived in this house, and me and Dinh Cuong lived together in a rented house in Ben Ngu alley across the river. I forgot how Cuong often hung an arm around his neck, bandages and red pills, and pretended to be injured to paint war. I sat in front of the writing desk in the silent room, when outside the tea fence, a train was carried south, carrying familiar faces from the classroom, trying to poke out of the window as if to say words. goodbye to me. Yes, we grew up to the age of the war, and that’s the foundation of Dinh Cuong’s oil painting, of the Trinh Cong Son antiwar music, and of our tragic youth circling this city. At night, Cuong and I used to walk past Son’s house on the other side of the small bridge to roam with Son along the Perfume River. Outside the house Son was living in was a long corridor, and down the road, the front side of the house was large camphor trees of the first generation of trees in the city left after the storms. At the other end of the road, there was a huge nacre tree that in autumn leaves the whole tree shining, just like each leaf was cast in gold by a jeweler. At the end of the corridor is a small river that we usually watch through each rain. Under the rain, the river was smooth and seemed wider; on this clear blue water, thousands of shining rain drops, and singing like piano keys, “little rivers, promises are rains”, as in Sơn’s song. The glass on the big door overlooking the street of the facade of the Son house was broken for a long time, Sơn was also lazy not to attach it; The wind outside, just blowing directly into the house, sounded like people. Later, when I came back to live in Son’s house, I sat and wrote in the back room, listening to people calling my name in front of the door. Now that the two children are all going to school, the house has become strangely lonely, I often hope to have friends over to play. I was so glad when I heard the call outside the door, I put the pen and ran to open the door. It turned out that it was just the sound of the wind blowing, the leaves dried in the wind running down the hallway. The back room, designed by Son himself, is designed as a classroom; I often come during recess to teach more for Son’s children. It must be honest that at that time in Hue, abstract painting was unfamiliar to the public, so among friends, Cuong was still revered as a man of the “light century”. From time to time, Cuong went to Saigon to hold exhibitions. Once, when I was busy teaching, I got a ticket from the school office. It was Cuong’s ticket to invite me to attend Cuong’s exhibition in Dalat. I hurried home to pack some luggage and go straight to the airport; A moment later I went to Da Lat, and was present at Cuong’s gallery. I remember it was a Christmas Day, and the painting Girl in cherry blossom color Cuong was asked by many people, in which Cuong painted a young woman’s face from the window frame of a villa, gazing down at a cherry blossom bud in spring. In Hue, Cuong drew me a painting Bridge drunk that is, the doodles of the Truong Tien bridge stand out against the brick background and a yellow dot of lights dangling overhead, as a sign of consciousness. Perhaps it was our drunkenness during our wandering nights in Hue. In Hue, wandering is also a cultural activity. Cuong always dresses properly, is always new, and often comes to his room to call me out. I wear an old suit of Mr. Do, the jacket is more than half-length, woven with coarse wool, probably the one Mr. Do often wears at night, while waiting for Mrs. Quy at the metro station in Paris. From time to time, we even have Ngo Kha join us. Ngo Kha, a well-known poet, was an officer in the I Corps stationed in Da Nang. Occasionally, Ngo Kha went to Hue on vacation and wandered with us. We often leave the house late at night, the streets are empty, and there are no traffic. We often stopped at the university professors’ residence to invite Mr. Do to go out; At that time, Ms. Quy had gone to bed, and Do was sitting alone, sipping a diluted coffee and reading the story of the attorney general. We considered the outing to start from the Son house, at that time, everyone was full. We walked along the street along the Perfume River, pulled over to Truong Tien Bridge and sat in a famous cafe at that time. The road was deserted, the two rows of salt trees on the side of the road were clustered together in an arch above the head, and the Le Loi street seemed to extend under the street light. Occasionally, on a deserted street, we would meet workers sweeping the streets carrying fallen leaves in tricycles and pushing branches on the road. Walking beside Sơn, I sang silently by Sơn’s singing: “The night cannon returned to the city at night. The man sweeping the road stops the broom to listen ”. And Ngo Kha read us new poems, Kha likes to recite poems under the trees at night, and I like to listen to everything outside of teaching. Apparently at that time, we realized that man is a freedom. I remember the verse of Ngô Kha made in those wandering walks: “Last resurrection on the ship Around him red sand silt He asked silently about his life Is the stone wood sad? “.

The Huc Bridge, is a small bridge connecting the bank of Hoan Kiem Lake to the gate of Ngoc Son Temple on Ngoc Island in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi. The Huc Bridge was originally built of wood and has undergone many restoration and reconstruction. Currently the bridge body is still made of wood but the pier is concrete; all painted in lipstick. At night, the bridge shines bright red, creating a beautiful highlight in the space of Sword Lake. Long Bien Bridge (Hanoi) is the first bridge to cross the Red River. The bridge was built from 1899 to 1902, designed and constructed by Daydé & Pillé (France). Long Bien Bridge is considered a cultural symbol of the capital with historical ups and downs. The bridge has no decorative lighting system, but with the traffic lighting system, the Long Bien bridge at night still has an old, nostalgic beauty. Nhat Tan Bridge – a bridge over the Red River in Hanoi, beside Nhat Tan cherry blossom village. Nhat Tan Bridge is a five-pillar cable-stayed bridge representing 5 doors of Hanoi, also 5 peach petals, completed in 2015. In May 2017, Nhat Tan Bridge art lighting system officially Operates with 1,100 LEDs and 16 million color gamut; The bridge becomes an attractive destination for tourists and capital residents. Binh Bridge (Hai Phong) is a bridge over the Cam River connecting the city center with Thuy Nguyen district and going to Quang Ninh. Binh Bridge has a cable-stayed structure with 2 pillars; was started in 2002 and completed in 2005. Bai Chay Bridge (Quang Ninh) is a bridge located on Highway 18, connecting the two parts of Ha Long City, Bai Chay and Hon Gai, across Cua Luc Bay to Ha Long Bay. The bridge was completed and opened in December 2006. Bai Chay Bridge is a two-pillar cable-stayed bridge, with a clearance of 50m, the highest of any bridges in Vietnam. Nhat Le Bridge (Quang Binh) is located in Dong Hoi city, connecting the city center with Bao Ninh peninsula, across the Nhat Le estuary into the sea. Nhat Le Bridge was started construction in 2002, completed in 2004; is the dream of Bao Ninh people for many generations. The distance has made this land become “deep, remote”. This is a reinforced concrete bridge and also has a decorative lighting system that changes color. Truong Tien Bridge – is considered a symbol, poetry of Hue. Truong Tien Bridge is one of the first steel bridges the French built in Vietnam. The bridge over the Perfume River in the territory of Hue City (Thua Thien-Hue Province) was started in 1897 and completed in 1899. Since the Hue Festival in 2002, Truong Tien bridge has installed a modern lighting system. , controlled by programming software. This is the first bridge in Vietnam to be installed with a color changing lighting system. When the afternoon falls, the bridge also begins to glow fanciful in the light. Han River Bridge (Da Nang) is also known as the Han River swing bridge because the bridge has a rotating pillar located in the middle of the stream that can be rotated along a section of the bridge perpendicular to the flow direction to create space for ships and boats to pass. This bridge was built by the people, a good start for future bridges across the Han River in Da Nang city. The bridge has decorative lighting on the piers and discolored lighting on the cable-stayed cables. Dragon Bridge, spanning the Han River in Da Nang City, is a rather special structure simulating a dragon facing the sea. The project was started in July 2009 and inaugurated in March 2013. The bridge is considered a new symbol of Da Nang city. During the night, the decorative lighting system accentuates the dragon figure. Tran Thi Ly Bridge, spanning the Han River in Da Nang City, is about 1km upstream from Dragon Bridge. The bridge was built to replace the old Tran Thi Ly bridge at the same location. Tran Thi Ly Bridge is a modern bridge with unique architecture and structure when using a 3-way cable-stayed system combined with a 12-degree tilt tower to the west, 145m high above sea level, the most unique hard pillar. Vietnam. With a unique design, the bridge is like a sail stretching out in the wind. During the night, the bridge stands out with a crimson sails. Thuan Phuoc Bridge, spanning the mouth of the Han River in Da Nang City, connects the city center – Hai Chau district with Son Tra peninsula. The work was started in January 2003 and completed in July 2009. This is the first large bridge with a hammock structure in Vietnam. The bridge is 1856m long and is now also the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam. The bridge is installed with decorative lighting system following the structural system, highlighting the bridge shape at night Thuan Phuoc Bridge and a corner of Da Nang city seen from Son Tra mountain. Chua Bridge, also known as Chua Cau, is a unique small architectural work located in the ancient town of Hoi An – a world cultural heritage. Japanese Covered Bridge was built in the mid-16th century by Japanese merchants. In 1653, on the north side of the bridge, the pagoda was built, making the work plan T-shaped; So the bridge is called Chua Cau. The work is considered a symbol of the ancient town of Hoi An, the jewel of Hoi City. Phu My Bridge, which is the largest cable-stayed bridge in Ho Chi Minh City over the Saigon River connecting District 2 and District 7, belongs to the outer ring road of Ho Chi Minh City. Construction started in September 2005 and inaugurated in September 2009. The bridge has a cable-stayed structure with 2 pillars, with a fairly large clearance (45m). The bridge is considered one of the symbolic works of the city in the period of development. Starlight Bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge for sightseeing and also the first modern pedestrian bridge in Vietnam. The bridge is located in the new urban area of ​​Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, across the Thay Tieu canal connecting the Ho Ban Nguyet area with the canal area. The bridge is called Starlight Bridge because its surface is designed with led lights shining upwards, giving people walking on the bridge the feeling of walking on thousands of stars. In addition, the two sides of the bridge have a continuous system of water spray and seven-color light, creating a vibrant and attractive scene. The waterfall flows at the Starlight Bridge in colored lights. Can Tho Bridge is a bridge spanning Hau River, connecting Cai Rang district, Can Tho city and Binh Minh town, Vinh Long province. The project was started in September 2004 and was inaugurated in April 2010. This is the artery bridge located on Highway 1A in the Mekong Delta. Can Tho Bridge has a cable-stayed structure with two pillars, in which the middle span is very large (550m). At the time of inauguration in April 2010, this is the longest main span cable stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. In December 2015, the art lighting system of Can Tho Bridge was put into operation. At night, the bridge becomes a sparkling highlight on the immense Hau river.