Nguyen Dynasty Royal Palace through never-before-published photos

(Dan Tri) - Many precious, never-before-published photos of the rituals and activities of the Nguyen Dynasty kings and mandarins in the early 20th century are being displayed at the exhibition "Royal rituals and festivals in Hue in the early 20th century".

These are photos captured by Vietnamese authors of that time such as Tang Vinh, Dang Chau... through lenses, recreating many extremely unique aspects of the lives of the Nguyen Dynasty kings and mandarins through rituals, festivals and daily life in the royal palace and on the streets.

After a while, these photos were stored in the archives of the Association for Ancient Citadel Lovers (AAVH) - the predecessor of the famous magazine specializing in research on Hue: "Friends of the Ancient Capital of Hue" (Bulletin des Amis du Vieux Hue) - with about 9,000 photos taken throughout Indochina, from 1885 to 1954. In the AAVH database, there are also more than 600 ancient books, 30,000 pages of valuable manuscripts by famous authors, kings, mandarins, politicians...

Until now, the AAVH has officially announced the exhibition "Royal rituals and festivals in Hue in the early 20th century" at 1 Le Hong Phong (Hue City). The exhibition will last until May 13, 2010.

We would like to introduce to our readers valuable photos taken at the Exhibition so that readers can see a world of "no one can go in or out" of the last feudal regime in Vietnam.

King's palanquin procession.

The officials knelt down to celebrate King Khai Dinh's birthday.

Many strange scenes like the Flag Tower in the "forty-year" birthday celebration of King Khai Dinh.

An ancient city gate.

Ngo Mon Gate

Elephants parade in the Imperial Citadel on National Day.

Officers and soldiers

Antique musical instruments

Crown Prince Khai Dinh before work.

King Khai Dinh is having his meal.

Sacrificing an animal in a festival

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