Thua Thien-Hue city province is home to nearly 50 historical relics, most built during the Nguyen Dynasty but some relics are being decayed.

Thua Thien – Hue province is home to nearly 50 historical relics, most built during the Nguyen Dynasty. The Hue ancient capital was recognized as the world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2003.

“Phap lam” restorers

Encroachment upon relic sites cannot be resolved immediately

Hue History Museum gets new home

With the large number of historical and cultural relics and the Hue ancient capital, tourism is the key industry of Thua Thien – Hue. The province has implemented many projects to restore its relics, but they are not enough to prevent the decay of some Hue relics.

Some pictures of relics threatened by ruin in Hue:

An elephant deity, which lost its tusk, and a tortoise at Van Thanh relic on the banks of the Huong River.

A broken piece of wall at Voi Re Palace.

Many wood pillars in Voi Re palace are being ruined by wood worms.

Next to Van Thanh, Vo Thanh relic is now fallow land with five stone steles.

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