Rainy Day in Hue Vietnam
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Rainy Day in Hue Vietnam
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Last year I took a journey to vietnam and when we got to Hue, it was raining. Our hotel had a top floor bar with a good view of the city - so I took this picture with my phone! Huế originally rose to prominence as the capital of the Nguyễn lords, a feudal dynasty which dominated much of southern Vietnam from the 17th to the 19th century. In 1775 when Trịnh S�m captured it, it was known as Ph� Xu�n. In 1802, Nguyễn Phoc �nh (later Emperor Gia Long) succeeded in establishing his control over the whole of Vietnam, thereby making Huế the national capital.Huế was the national capital until 1945, when Emperor Bảo Đại abdicated and a communist government was established in Ha Nội (Hanoi), in the north. While Bảo Đại was briefly proclaimed "Head of State" with the help of the returning French colonialists in 1949 (although not with recognition from the communists or the full acceptance of the Vietnamese people), his new capital was Sai Gon (Saigon), in the south.During the Vietnam War, Huế's central location very near the border between the North and South put it in a vulnerable position. In the Tết Offensive of 1968, during the Battle of Huế, the city suffered considerable damage not only to its physical features, but its reputation as well, due to a combination of the American military bombing of historic buildings held by the North Vietnamese, as well as the massacre at Huế committed by the communist forces. After the war's conclusion, many of the historic features of Huế were neglected because they were seen by the victorious regime and some other Vietnamese as "relics from the feudal regime"; the Vietnamese Communist Party doctrine officially described the Nguyễn Dynasty as "feudal" and "reactionary." There has since been a change of policy, however, and many historical areas of the city are currently being restored.
FEATURED 9/28/16 in "Awesome Asia"
FEATURED 11/12/16 in "Photographers From Around The World"
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October 28th, 2014
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Comments (4)
Richard Bryce and Family
Great shot! L
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Richard Bryce and family - what else to do but watch from inside the rooftop bar sipping a cocktail!!
Ralph Klein
Congratulations on your feature in the Group "Photographers from around the world"
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Ralph - I thought this might be something different for the water drops contest!!