Hue Citadel before and after the historic population evacuation

According to Thanh Nien reporters, on August 2, the eastern area of ​​Hue Citadel (adjacent to Xuan 68 Street, Hue City) is being cleaned and leveled.

The area east of the Upper Citadel is being leveled, returning the site to the relic. This place was once occupied by households to build houses.

These days, workers are collecting garbage and clearing bushes; a series of abandoned houses previously built by locals as shelters have been demolished; the surface of the Upper Citadel has also been leveled. This is part of the project to clean up the Upper Citadel, invested in by the Hue City Land Fund Development Center.

The construction unit is clearing the remains of the remaining house in Thuong Thanh (section adjacent to Xuan 68 Street).

Unlike the "suffocating" scene when the relic's citadel was encroached upon by hundreds of households more than 3 years ago, after the site clearance, standing from the Upper Citadel of Hue, people and tourists can enjoy the view of the massive architectural work, see the citadel's moats, and the roads running along the Hue Citadel.

According to the Hue City Land Fund Development Center, the project to clean up and restore the Hue Upper Citadel is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. It will then be handed over to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center for management.

Standing from the Upper Citadel, you can admire the poetic citadel moat.

Nguyen Dynasty gunpowder storage facility exposed after site clearance

Bricks left by people building houses in the past are still on the ramparts.

The roads along the Upper Citadel became clear.

The Thuong Thanh area adjacent to Ong Ich Khiem Street has just been cleared of house debris.

Previously, in order to preserve and protect the historical values ​​and cultural integrity of the Hue Citadel, in 2019, the People's Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province carried out a historic migration. In phase 1, the project relocated a total of 5,024 households to new residences. To date, 2,751 households have been approved for resettlement.

In the Thuong Thanh area alone, there are 289 cases of houses that have to be moved. Currently, most of the Thuong Thanh households have handed over the premises, with only one case remaining, expected to be handled by the end of August.

Before the relocation, there were many people living in the Upper Citadel area.

Temporary houses built on the Upper Citadel, causing the relic to be damaged and dirty.

The Upper Citadel, also known as the Citadel, has a circumference of nearly 10 km, is 6.6 m high, 21 m thick, and was built zigzag with evenly spaced forts, accompanied by artillery, cannons, ammunition depots, etc. Initially, the citadel was only built with earth, and it was not until the end of King Gia Long's reign that bricks were started to be built. However, later, people encroached and built houses in that area.

The Upper Citadel is located in the Hue Citadel system, and is one of the relics belonging to the Hue Monuments Complex recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage.

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