Ecotourism at Emperor Gia Long’s Mausoleum Complex

According to the assessment of Japanese experts who have studied the landscape of Emperor Gia Long's mausoleum over the past 7 years, the construction techniques, planning and landscape environment management applied at Emperor Gia Long's mausoleum are the most remarkable and unique in Asia.

When visiting Emperor Gia Long's mausoleum, visitors will be immersed themselves into a majestic space with lush green lawns and rows of ancient mossy pine trees; being looming in the ancient pine forests is the architectural complex of the mausoleums of Emperor Gia Long and the Nguyen Lords.

Right at the entrance, Hue Monuments Conservation Center has invested in environmentally friendly bicycles and electric vehicles. The center also encourages visitors to bring along their own water bottles to refill water or drink water directly from the taps during their visit, with water purifier products that meet standards and ensure the safety and hygienic quality. The water supply station will contribute to reducing the amount of plastic waste in Hue City by encouraging visitors to bring water bottles and personal items instead of using and purchasing disposable plastic ones.

The monument complex of Emperor Gia Long's is an attractive tourist destination in terms of ecological, cultural and spiritual landscape. At Minh Thanh palace, visitors can listen to the story of the eternal and faithful love between Emperor Gia Long and Queen Thua Thien; as well as offer incense in the ao dai, which is prepared in the Dong Vu house in front of Minh Thanh palace,...

With bicycles, books, paint palettes, a guitar or a sheet of cloth spread on the green grass, and fruits and flowers prepared for a camping with friends and relatives,... visitors will feel the positive energy when visiting this interesting monument.

Hue News would like to introduce to readers a photo reportage about Emperor Gia Long's mausoleum, which was taken by Bao Minh, the photographer.

The mausoleum complex is a magnificent painting of the coordination between nature and architecture; in which, nature is the main factor creating the grandeur of the architectural structure

There are many extremely valuable architectural structures, as well as cultural and spiritual relics interspersed in the vast landscape in the midst of majestic mountains

The vast landscape of rice fields and green trees creates a very poetic and peaceful landscape ecosystem that is hard to find anywhere else.

Vehicles moving within the mausoleum area

Visitors are offering incense in the ao dai, which is prepared in the Dong Vu house in front of Minh Thanh palace

The tombs of Emperor Gia Long and Queen Thua Thien are located next to each other

Environmentally friendly bicycles

Being immersed in brush strokes and watercolor

A pure water supply station

Camping with friends and relatives