The book records the memories of Hue city of a French-Vietnamese person. The author was the son of a French mandarin and a Hue woman, born and raised in Hue during the first 20 years of the 19th century, under the first two reigns of the Nguyen Dynasty_ lasting from the reign of Emperor Gia Long to the first 5 years of the reign of Emperor Minh Mang.

On this occasion, the French Institute in Hanoi - L’Espace, and the National Institute of Culture and Arts in Hue hold a seminar "Inspiring the culture and art in the 19th-20th and 21st centuries".

The seminar is attended by speakers such as Mr. Le Duc Quang, a translator, Mr. Tran Dinh Hang, a Hue researcher and Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung. The organization board also bids for 3 versions of the book "Recollection of the Hue imperial city in the early 19th century". All auction proceed will be used to support the Hue Cultural Foundation.

According to Daidoanket

• Tuong Hue: echo from the past (13/08)
• Ao dai: Wearing is preserving (12/08)
• Hoang Dang Nghiem and his playing with colors (11/08)
• Hue’s features in Le Van Nhuong's paintings (08/08)
• Telling stories of Hue by ‘alla prima’ (direct painting) (07/08)
• Overwhelming antiquity space in the heart of Hue  (05/08)
• Hue in “Cultural Heritage - Restoration and Conservation” (01/08)
• Special Truc Chi books about Hue going to auction (30/07)