Vong Canh Hill

icon-location102 Huyền Trân Công Chúa, Thủy Biều, Thành phố Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam
Vong Canh Hill was the place where the Nguyen kings stopped to rest and enjoy the majestic and poetic natural landscape. Today, going up Vong Canh hill, we can still see those ecstatic natural landscapes.

Vong Canh Hill used to be the place where the Nguyen kings chose to stop for rest and sightseeing. Surrounding the hill is a system of mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty kings such as Dong Khanh Tomb, Tu Duc Tomb, Thieu Tri Tomb, Xuong Tho Tomb, Ba Thanh Cung Tomb, etc. Experiencing many historical events, today Vong Hill The scene is considered as one of the natural beauty spots of Hue, but it is not a popular tourist attraction, so this place still retains the quiet and romantic look of Hue.

Standing from the top of the hill, you will see opening up a space of beautiful rivers and mountains: the gentle Huong Giang river with the clear blue water color winding, looking far away is Ngoc Tran mountain shining gracefully down the river. . Not only that, from the top of the hill you can see the lush green orchards of areca, longan, oranges, tangerines, tea bars... interspersed with pine trees, gray tiled roofs of temples and mausoleums. impregnated ancient, quiet.

The best time to fully admire the majestic and poetic beauty of the mountains and rivers from Vong Canh hill is at dusk when sunset falls. In winter around 5pm and summer around 6pm, at this time the sun gradually disappears behind the mountains, the sky is dyed red on a dark purple background with yellow light, creating a yellow-orange color reflected in the space of mountains and rivers. This gentle, melancholy, contemplative beauty, once admired, will be hard to forget.

For many loving couples, this charming place is the place where they share their feelings and save sweet moments in their memories.