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The Central of Vietnam
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Located 990 km from Hochiminh City, Danang is the coastal town lying by a river, surrounded by several mountains, with a busy port and splendid beaches such as Non Nuoc Beach (known as China Beach), and Tien Sa Beach.
Danang is a commercial center and is the fourth largest port in Vietnam, there are numerous agriculturally oriented small industries in the city with handicraft enterprises, especially in production of sea fishing equipment.
Bach Dang, the largest street, stretches for about 3 km along the water front to a point where Nguyen Van Troi Bridge crosses the Han River. From here, people can see the single spire of the Pinkish colored Danang Cathedral built in 1923.
Interesting appointed places such as Marble Mountains and Cham Museum.
Situated 70 km southwest of Danang, Myson is an important religious center of the Cham, built during the dynasty of King Bhadravarman in the 4th century. Myson means "Good Mountain" and was the site of the most important Cham intellectual and religious center and might also have served as a burial place for the Cham monarchs.
It is the provincial capital of Thua Thien and is situated along the banks of the famous Perfume River. Hue was once an ancient capital city of the Nguyen Dynasty in early 19th century, and thus contains many elegant architectural relics of the past. In 1993, Hue has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Many Vietnamese people also refer Hue as the "City Beauty" (1140 km from Hochiminh City). This city is well-known as culinary center of Trung Bo (Central Vietnam). At any time of the year, visitors appreciate the delicacies of its cooking, religion architectures as well as natural beauty abound. Plenty of time will be needed to appreciate the grandeur of the Royal Tombs and numerous temples and pagodas, the old style charm of the Thien Mu Pagoda, the Imperial city, Mausoleum of Khai Dinh, Tu Duc, Minh Mang. This small and quiet city is widely known for the magnificent architecture with many famous and poetic relics. Some of traditional dishes such as: Bun Bo of Hue (noodle soup with beef), Ban Khoai (made from rice) and so on.
Highlights of Hue (T.T.Hue)
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