VISIT TO THANH TOAN BRIDGE - HUE - NEAR 250 YEARS OLD

Long ago, Hue is famous for its poetic beauty, cultural values bearing the color of the family, the food permeated the homeland, and the old works are witnesses to the history. In particular, it is impossible not to mention the Thanh Toan Bridge, the bridge has gone through the sun rain and the water is almost 250 years old.

• Hue city tour 1 day - Culture Pham Travel

Thanh Toan Bridge is a wooden arch bridge with a tiled roof over a ditch in Thanh Thuy Village, about 8km southeast of Hue City. This is a wooden bridge that is classified as rare and has the highest artistic value in the ancient bridge in Vietnam. The Ministry of Culture has been recognized as a national cultural relic at the decision on Jul 14, 1990. Thanh Toan Bridge was built in 1776, by a granddaughter of the sixth generation of the family, Mrs. Tran Thi DAO has been offering money to construction village, so the villagers have been convenient and a place to stop for travelers with the exile.

Thanh Toan Bridge has more than 200 years which retains the ancient supremacy. Ms. Tran Thi Dao was the oldest sister, but she had no children. She used her money to bless the villagers. She was worshiped by the villagers. In 1776, King Le Dinh Tong gave good praise to Mrs. Tran Thi Dao and exempted the village of many types of translation so that they remembered the thanks and follow her fine example. In 1925, the King of Revelation also ordained her to be a pioneer in Trung Hung Linh, and ordered the people to worship right on the bridge to worship.

Thanh Toan Bridge is splendid and brilliant during the holidays

Thanh Toan Bridge is built in the way of the house, under the bridge. The bridge is 43 in size (18, 75m), 14 gauge (5, 82m) and divided into seven, the two sides of the bridge have two wooden podium and balustrade to sit back. On the covered bridge, the glass roofing tile. The first bridge built more than two centuries ago had storms, floods, and war-ravaged. However, after the failures, the villagers shared, embellished, and preserved. By remodeling, the bridge size has narrowed, 16, 85m in length, and 4, 63m in width.

Nowadays, at every Festival in Hue, this procession is the opening ceremony for the opening day  "Home market day", one of the cultural-tourism program in the framework of the Hue Festival.

In addition, when referring to Thanh Toan Bridge, people also often tell about the image of the song "O" woman who was born with a coconut water seller next to Thanh Toan Bridge tile but is called "Poet" by the soul is all filled with poetry. Any visitors who visit the tile Bridge, stopping in the coconut water of O rivals, have an opportunity to hear the "export of poetry", Oread the poems by themselves, about Thanh Toan bridge tile, about Hue dreaming the dream

Through the years, Thanh Toan Bridge tile still retains the rare beauty, unique and ancient. When you visit the old bridge of sight, you will surely leave many unforgettable impression on the tourists. Wow, Hue! So beautiful, again poetry, gentle, adorable!