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Hue, Vietnam: Thien Mu pagoda
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Perfume River

river, Vietnam
Also known as: Hue River, Huong River
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  • Hue, Vietnam: Thai Hoa Palace
    Hue

    …Huong River (Hue River, or Perfume River). At the city’s heart, on the river’s left bank, is the Chinese-style Vietnamese imperial citadel, Dai Noi, from which the Nguyen family controlled southern and central Vietnam from the mid-16th to the mid-20th century. The citadel’s 7-mile (11-km) walled circumference enclosed priceless artifacts…

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    …Huong River (Hue River, or Perfume River). At the city’s heart, on the river’s left bank, is the Chinese-style Vietnamese imperial citadel, Dai Noi, from which the Nguyen family controlled southern and central Vietnam from the mid-16th to the mid-20th century. The citadel’s 7-mile (11-km) walled circumference enclosed priceless artifacts…

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