Long Quang royal boat and dragon boat carrying tourists on Huong River, Hue City.
Long Quang, the royal boat restored by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center in 2008 based on the original Te Thong royal boat from the Nguyen Dynasty, is anchored at Nghinh Luong Dinh wharf.
The Long Quang royal boat is 27m long, 7.2m wide, the part floating on the water is 4.2m high, has one floor, the roof has a railing, can carry over 100 people, to serve Hue Festivals and put into operation for business activities, serving local people and tourists on the Perfume River.
The Long Quang royal boat has a dragon head motif, the "list of examinations" door is elaborately carved and unique enamel art is decorated throughout the interior.
In addition to Long Quang royal boat, in the ancient capital of Hue there are also many dragon boats carrying tourists on the Perfume River.
Dragon boats on the Perfume River today are designed based on the models of Long boats from the Nguyen Dynasty.
Dragon boats carrying tourists in the city, in addition to single dragon boats, there are also many double dragon boats carrying tourists to enjoy the scenery of Huong River and Ngu Mountain, listen to Hue songs and visit relics upstream of Huong River such as: Gia Long King's tomb, Hon Chen Palace...
Dragon boat model at the Giap Thin Spring Festival 2024 space at Ly Tu Trong Park on the south bank of the Perfume River, Hue City. By 2023, nearly 40 dragon boats in Hue will expire and by 2025, 100% of the dragon boats will have reached their expiration date and must stop operating on the Perfume River. Therefore, the design unit of the Hue Spring Festival space in 2024 was inspired by this unique local cultural feature to create decorative miniatures imbued with the unique characteristics of Hue.
At this year's Spring Festival in the ancient capital of Hue, there are also prominent mascots of the Year of the Dragon.
The dragon mascot in Ly Tu Trong Park Square area is inspired by the royal treasures of the Nguyen Dynasty, creating a dragon mascot design with a flying dragon shape, the design creates a majestic and leisurely atmosphere among the dragon's auspicious clouds as a wish for a good and prosperous new year.
The highlight of the Spring Festival space in the ancient capital of Hue in the year of Giap Thin 2024 is the pair of dragons inspired by the dragons of the Nguyen Dynasty, with two giant dragons arranged in the style of "two dragons facing the moon" - two dragons winding opposite each other.
The beautiful giant "parallel" pair at the Spring Festival space of the Year of the Dragon in the ancient capital of Hue seen from above at night.
In Hue royal art, the dragon image occupies a central, dominant position on architectural works as well as objects in the royal palace, with many decorative styles, rich and diverse with many different materials such as porcelain inlay, enamel...
Dragon statues at Ngo Mon Gate, Nghinh Luong Dinh and Phu Van Lau in front of Hue Imperial City.
In the ancient capital of Hue, there is also a famous giant mural "Long van khe hoi" (also known as Cuu long an van) on the ceiling of the old main hall of Dieu De pagoda. The painting is more than 10m long, nearly 11m wide, covering almost the entire ceiling of the main hall, depicting 5 winding dragons hidden in the clouds on the ceiling of the palace and 4 dragons wrapped around 4 pillars in the middle of the main hall. The painting was painted when this pagoda was rebuilt after 1953, similar to the painting painted on the ceiling of Khai Dinh tomb...
The pair of dragons with a body length of 105m, a head height of 3.5m, a body height of 2.5m, and a belly circumference of 2.6m at its widest point are intricately carved. They lie along both sides of the steps leading up to the main hall of the temple of King Tran Nhan Tong at the Huyen Tran Cultural Center on Ngu Phong Mountain, An Tay Ward, Hue City. The Vietnam Record Book Center recognized the record as "The longest pair of dragons in Vietnam" on December 7, 2008.
In addition, in Thua Thien Hue, there is also a giant dragon statue in the Thuy Tien Lake amusement park (Thuy Bang commune, Hue city). Connected to the surrounding area by 3 pedestrian bridges, this dragon statue is like an "oasis" in the shape of a giant dragon coiled around a pearl-shaped house... 20m high, about 50m long, is the remaining highlight in the Thuy Tien Lake tourist area that has been abandoned for many years.
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