PLACES TO VISIT IN VIETNAM - DONG KHANH TOMB

Dong Khanh Tomb is in Xuan Thuy Village, Hue City. Dong Khanh Tomb was built in 1888 but actually Dong Khanh Tomb has been built in different phrases in many years. Today, Dong Khanh Tomb is one of great places to visit in Hue City in Vietnam.

PLACES TO VISIT IN VIETNAM - DONG KHANH TOMB

Dong Khanh Tomb is located in Thuy Xuan – Hue City in Vietnam. Dong Khanh Tomb was built in wonderful countryside and the tomb of Dong Khanh King is one of the wonderful places to visit in Hue City in Vietnam. Dong Khanh King was the 9th king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam.
The real name of Dong Khanh King was Nguyen Phuc Ung Duong and Dong Khanh King was the son of Nguyen Phuc Hong Cai who gave bird to three kings of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam: Kien Phuc King, Ham Nghi King and Dong Khanh King. Even though Dong Khanh king was the eldest son but Dong Khanh became the king after his two brothers. When Hiep Hoa King was killed in 1883, Ton That Thuyet and Nguyen Van Tuong set up Phuc Kien to be the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam. Being the king for 8 months, Phuc Kien King died and his brother, Ham Nghi was appointed to be the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam. Ham Nghi was the king for only one year and the regime of Nguyen collapsed, Ham Nghi followed his father to fight against French colonists. The crown was empty and Dong Khanh was chosen to be the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam. Being the king of the country for three years then Dong Khanh King of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam died when Dong Khanh King was 25 years old. As Dong Khanh King of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam died at his very young age and Dong Khanh King had not thought of building the tomb for him. Dong Khanh Tomb at the moment in Hue city in Vietnam is actually belonged to Dong Khanh King’s father.
After Dong Khanh became the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam, knowing that his father’s tomb had not a praying palace therefore Dong Khanh King ordered people to build Truy Tu Palace for his father. Truy Tu Palace was started in February 1888 and finished in October the same year. Dong Khanh King of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam brought his father’s portrait for praying in Truy Tu Palace. Dong Khang King continued to build the tomb for his father but Dong Khanh King passed away when the construction had not done yet. When Dong Khanh King died, Thanh Thai became the next king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam when the country was in chaos and poor condition. Thanh Thai King had no money to build Dong Khanh Tomb and Thanh Thai King changed the name of Truy Tu Palace to Ngung Hy and used this as the the tomb of Dong Khanh King in Hue city in Vietnam. Dong Khanh Tomb was located was located on a hill called Ho Thuan Son. Dong Khanh Tomb is simple and 30 meter away from Ngung Huy and this whole complex is today called Tu lang.

In August, 1916, Khai Dinh became the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue city in Vietnam. Khai Dinh was the son of Dong Khanh Kinh and Khai Dinh King renovated and built the tomb of Dong Khanh King. Most of major construction sites in Dong Khanh Tomb were built under the time Khai Dinh was the king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam. The construction was finished in July 1917 but Dong Khanh Tomb was continued until 1923.
Have been building in that long period and in chaos time, Dong Khanh Tomb has remarkable designs and styles of both historical periods. If Tu Duc Tomb owns wonderful traditional Vietnamese architecture and Khai Dinh Tomb inherited modern and western style, Dong Khanh Tomb is the connection of these different styles and architecture.
In the fact that Dong Khanh Tomb has been built and designed in different periods and which had been gone through 35 years and Dong Khanh Tomb has been built by four kings in Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam: Dong Khanh King, Thanh Thai King, Duy Tan King and Khai Dinh King. There are about 20 major construction sites in Dong Khanh Tomb which are closed to one another. Dong Khanh Tomb faces South – East and a lake was dug right in front of Dong Khanh Tomb to bring the good Chi to the tomb of Dong Khanh King. Thien An Hill which is about 3 kilometer away and Thien An Hill is used as the protection for Dong Khanh Tomb. The human statues, elephants and houses of other tombs of Nguyen Emperors and Kings were made of stone but all these statues in Dong Khanh Tomb were made of bricks in thin shapes.

The most wonderful site in Dong Khanh Tomb was Ngung Huy Palace which has two roofs joining together and this is the special architecture of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam, especial this style had been used a lot in Hue Citadel. Colorful porcelain and pottery were used in decoration on the roofs, walls and gates for all construction sites in Dong Khanh Tomb. Dong Khanh Tomb was also decorated by a lot of pottery pictures and engraved poems. After Dong Khanh Tomb, this types of arts were hardly used in all the construction sites of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam therefore Dong Khanh Tomb owns great values of art and decorations.

Dong Khanh Kinh was born on 19th February 1864 and died on 28th January 1889 when Dong Khanh King was 24 years old. Dong Khanh king of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue City in Vietnam was the one who did not fight against French colonists. Dong Khanh King had calm temper, liked jewels. When Ham Nghi Kinh fought against French in Quang Binh province in Vietnam, Dong Khanh King was sent there to persuade Ham Nghi surrender but was not successful. Dong Khanh Kinh had 6 sons and 3 daughters.