Tomb of Thieu Tri Lăng Thiệu Trị
The only tomb that faces northwest
Xương Lăng, the only Nguyễn tomb that faces northwest, sits among rice fields and orchards about 8 km from the citadel, with the Perfume River in front and no outer wall. Walk the tomb and its temple, set side by side rather than on one axis, and the Đức Hinh pavilion on its low hill. Go for a royal tomb in open farmland.
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The gate framing the hall at Thieu Tri’s tomb
Photo: LÊ TẤN LỘC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Xương Lăng is the only Nguyễn tomb turned northwest. The centre places it in làng Cư Chánh, xã Thủy Bằng, huyện Hương Thủy, about 8 km from the citadel. Chằm mountain is the screen about 8 km in front. The Perfume River is the open path in front of the tomb. There is no outer wall. The rice fields and orchards are the wall.
Photo: LÊ TẤN LỘC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thiệu Trị did not build a tomb in his lifetime. After he died, the main works were finished in about three months, and Tự Đức came to check the site on 14 June 1848. The tomb and the temple sit side by side, not on one axis. Đức Hinh pavilion stands on a low hill, and the temple area is about 100 metres to its left.
An adult ticket is 50,000 VND, and children under 13 enter free.
Getting there and around
The tomb is about 8 km from the citadel, in Cư Chánh village, Thủy Bằng, Hương Thủy. Go by bicycle or taxi from the south bank.
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From the south bank
About 8 km toward Hương Thủy, by bicycle or taxi.
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 50,000 VND. A child from 7 to 12 is free. Under 7 is free. Hue residents and the other groups named in Resolution 55 pay half. This tomb is not on the four-site ticket.
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