Tomb of Minh Mang Lăng Minh Mạng
Straight garden tomb where the rivers meet
Minh Mang’s tomb runs on one straight axis of about 700 m, from Đại Hồng Môn past lakes, bridges, and pavilions to the burial hill, where the Tả Trạch and Hữu Trạch meet to form the Perfume River. Walk it end to end in the morning, before the heat. It is on the four-site ticket with Tu Duc and Khai Dinh.
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A pavilion and bridge on the axis of Minh Mang’s tomb
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The visit is a straight walk. The centre places the tomb at the old ấp An Bằng, Hương Trà, where the Tả Trạch and Hữu Trạch meet to form the Perfume River. The king renamed the hill Hiếu Sơn. A spirit way of about 700 m runs from Đại Hồng Môn to the rampart behind the tomb, inside a rampart of about 1,750 m, with lakes and pine hills. Thiệu Trị finished it after Minh Mạng died.
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
An adult ticket is 150,000 VND, and a child from 7 to 12 pays 30,000 VND. Under 7 is free. The four-site ticket with the Imperial City, Tu Duc, and Khai Dinh is 530,000 VND for an adult and 100,000 VND for a child from 7 to 12, for up to two days from the first visit.
Go in the morning: the city’s disaster plan puts May to September at 35°C to 40°C. Winter ticket sales stop at 17:00.
Getting there and around
The tomb is upstream of the city, at the old ấp An Bằng in Hương Trà, where the two tributaries meet, farther out than Tu Duc. Go by bicycle or taxi from the south bank.
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From the south bank
Bicycle or taxi, upstream to Hương Trà.
Hours and fees
- Hours
16 Mar–15 Oct: 06:30–18:00, tickets until 17:30. 16 Oct–15 Mar: 07:00–17:30, tickets until 17:00 (conservation centre notice, 12 Mar 2024). Confirm the board on arrival.
- Closed
No weekly closing day on the centre’s notice.
- Admission
Adult 150,000 VND. A child from 7 to 12 pays 30,000 VND. Under 7 is free. Hue residents and the other groups named in Resolution 55 pay half. The four-site ticket, Imperial City plus Minh Mang, Tu Duc, and Khai Dinh, is 530,000 VND for an adult and 100,000 VND for a child from 7 to 12, for up to two days from the first visit.
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