GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE HUE GARDEN HOUSE
Hue is not only famous for its charming natural scenery, but also especially attractive with the depth of cultural and spiritual beauty embedded in each architectural feature. Along with the mausoleum of thought. Ancient Imperial City, the peaceful and peaceful garden houses here make the "garden city" of Hue.
Built according to the law of "translation" and "feng shui", Hue garden houses are a collection of an architectural system arranged in the North-South direction. Although the width is different, each house has the same overall architecture, including: gate, lane, screen, rockery, shallow pool, yard, house. The gate is often built with bricks, the entrance to the alley is often planted with shady or carefully trimmed tea. The screens are also often built of bricks. After the screen was a shallow pool with rocky rocks, a large yard and then came to the house. Around the house planted a lot of trees and flowers all year round.
In that garden house, it is impossible not to mention the old temple house. The communal house is usually made of wood, they are carved with many carvings, in the link of the house structure, instead of crucifixion is a sophisticated dreaming technique. The communal house has many forms: one room with two wings, three rooms with two wings, five compartments and two lean-tos, a chest house ... a chest is a brief way of saying a pillar, a house with a system of wooden trusses erected in the most specifications concentration. No matter how big, the school is also completely structured with pegs, wooden mortars for easy assembly and dismantling. The house is displayed in a collapsed mahogany, tea cabinet, hanging diaphragm, matching sentences, furniture is arranged in harmony, giving the communal house a distinctive charisma.
Looking at the landscape of a Hue garden house, one easily recognizes the owner's soul and lifestyle. Hue garden houses show the harmony between human life and plants, spiritual and material life, all complement each other to create a balance in life.
Some garden houses are still intact, typically An Hien garden house, Princess Ngoc Son's garden house, Lac Tinh, Y Thao garden house ...
Relevant documents on gardeners: - Resolution 02/2015 / NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council dated April 25, 2015 on the project "Policy to support the protection and promotion of typical Hue garden houses values"
- Decision No. 25/2015 / QD-UBND dated June 24, 2015 of the Provincial People's Committee on approving the project "Support policy to protect and promote the values of typical Hue garden houses";
- Decision No. 36/2015 / QD-UBND dated August 27, 2015 of the Provincial People's Committee on the issuance of "Regulations on management, protection and promotion of values of typical Hue garden houses".