Restoration of the tomb of Empress Dowager Tu Du

Thua Thien - Hue Xuong Tho mausoleum, the resting place of Queen Mother Tu Du - mother of King Tu Duc, will be restored at a cost of more than 6 billion VND.

Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said that from mid-June, the tomb began to undergo a year-long restoration, including the system of ramparts, screens, and landscape lakes.

The restoration costs were contributed by the Pham Dang family, the family of Lady Tu Du and a loyal minister of the Nguyen Dynasty. The family representative, Mrs. Pham Dang Tuy Hoa, also donated 49 ancient pine trees to plant around the mausoleum area.

The tomb of Empress Dowager Tu Du seen from above. Photo: Vo Thanh

Xuong Tho Tomb is located in the grounds of King Thieu Tri's tomb in Thuy Bang commune, Hue city, built in the early 20th century. Outside the tomb, there is a wall over 3 m high, built with two layers of bricks, with a crescent lake in front.

After more than 100 years, the mausoleum's architecture is still quite intact, but many items have deteriorated. Many walls in front of the mausoleum and the crescent lake area have collapsed.

Tomb of Empress Dowager Tu Du. Photo: Vo Thanh

Empress Dowager Tu Du (June 20, 1810 - May 22, 1901) was named Pham Thi Hang, the eldest daughter of Minister of Rites Duc Quoc Cong Pham Dang Hung. She was the imperial concubine of Emperor Thieu Tri, the biological mother of Emperor Tu Duc.

Lady Tu Du lived through eight kings of the Nguyen Dynasty, including Thieu Tri, Tu Duc, Duc Duc, Hiep Hoa, Kien Phuc, Ham Nghi, Dong Khanh, and Thanh Thai.

Vo Thanh

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