Tomb of Gia Long (Thien Tho Tomb)

Location: Tomb of Gia Long in the mountains Thien Tho Huong Tho commune, Huong Tra town, Thua Thien - Hue city center. Hue 16km.
Features: Tomb of Gia Long is a complex of many tombs in the royal charm. Architectural mausoleum seems simple but spectacular.
Come to Gia Long Tomb, visitors can take a boat the Perfume River about 18km before arriving lentils, or approximately 16km away by road, down the wharf Kim Ngoc, a few kilometers away the next.

This whole area is a complex prism coating with 42 hills, large and small, including Dai Thien Tho is the largest mountain was chosen as the conviction of the tomb and is the name of the whole population of this painting.
Lang began to be built between 1814 and 1820 to complete. Perfume River enters from the tomb with wide streets, the two sides informed and melancholy winter planting tall, lush, creating a cool atmosphere, quiet. Two majestic pillars located in the outermost, regional signaling mausoleum.

Mausoleum of the King is located on a hill with a flat, wide. Dai Thien Tho previous tops language project, following post-project 7 mountains. On the left there are 14 mountains as "dragon left" and right with 14 tops as "organic white tiger". The tomb can be divided into 3 areas:

In the middle is the Tomb King and Queen Thua Thien Cao. Through off stone statues flanking rows and seven-yard grave Buu St. fact that at the hilltop. In St. Buu 2 dolmen was composed under the concept "Qian Kun half virtues" symbolizes happiness and loyalty.

Right is the power that laced Minh Thanh's power center where the Emperor and Empress church first. Earlier electric Minh Thanh has many mementos church attached to the life of Gia Long war.

Left is Bi Dinh tombs, now only large stele recording the song "Holy Lord Shen Gong" composed by King Minh Mang, praising his father carved delicate, exquisitely.
There's also the neighboring tomb in this area such as the steering Quang Hung (second wife Princess Hien Vuong Nguyen Phuc Tan), Vinh Mau Tomb (married Lord Nguyen Phuc Tran Ngai King); Toại Holy Tomb (second wife of Nguyen Phuc Luan and mother of Gia Long) ... Her mausoleum Thien Tho Huu Thuan Thien Cao Queen, mother of Emperor Minh Mang, in addition to electricity Gia Thanh rabbit.

Tomb of Gia Long is a wonderful picture of nature and architecture has created monumental mightiness of the landscape.

King Gia Long biography:
Nguyen Phuc Anh, strain name is taboo, born in Nham (1762), third son of Nguyen Luan. In 1773, the Tay Son uprising, Nguyen Phuc Anh 12 years, according to Lord Nguyen Phuc Thuan Quang Nam. Fall on Top (1777) killed Nguyen Phuc Thuan, Nguyen Phuc Anh alone Tho Chu island fled, then fled to the land of refuge by the Siamese.
 
May 7/1792, King Quang Trung lose, you are still young Quang Toan, Nguyen Anh organized attacks and to May 7/1802, Nguyen Anh finished Tay Son destroy the throne, Gia Long's reign the capital in Phu Xuan (Hue) and named the country of Vietnam.
Gia Long's first time managing a unified Vietnam country from North to South, from Lang Son to Ha Tien, Gia Long split the country as 23 townships, 4 joint. Ninh Binh northward from the North called a town of 11 (5 and 6 foreign internal town town); from Binh Thuan to call family into 5 townships; in between is the independent town of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Nghia, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Binh Hoa, Binh Thuan, land sales periods are placed 4: Truc Le Quang Duc Doanh (ie Thua Thien), Quang Tri joint venture Quang Binh, Quang Nam business.
To avoid catching the right, Gia Long did not place Vizier officials, only 6 of the royal court: Lai, Ho, Le, Binh, Pictures, Public rooftop by a head and take tri described property, sweet maid described property market . At the palace, the queen does not establish the throne, only Wong Fei and the supply frequency.
In 1815, the "International criminal law tide" of 22 books, with 398 laws were enacted.
 
Mui Dinh day in December the year of the Rabbit (1819), Gia Long lost, Life 59, in the throne Princess 25 years, 17 years on the throne.