Vong Canh Hill

Hue is famous for many natural attractions, including the Vong Canh hill, located in the south of Hue city. Vong Canh Hill is seen as a park serving walking, sightseeing, and leisure activities, combining road tours and waterways along the Perfume River for city people and tourists. If you have the opportunity to visit Hue, remember to find Vong Canh Hill.

Vong Canh Hill – the most beautiful sight-seeing place in Hue

Just 43m high, the hill is located 7km from Hue center, with its foot lying next to slowly flowing Perfume River. On the way to Tu Duc Tomb, there’s a hill called Vong Canh, which at first seems to be quite normal amongst other famous sightseeing spots of Hue. However, tourists shouldn’t miss this spot, for it has been regarded as the best place to catch a panoramic view of the Perfume River. This can easily be seen from its name: “Vong” means watch, observe; “Canh” means scene.

This surrounding area is filled up with royal tombs of not only King Tu Duc but also Dong Khanh’s, Thieu Tri’s and several Queens’. Combined with that complex of royal monuments is Hon Chen Temple (a place that local people worship Y-A-Na Goddess and Lieu Hanh Goddess) on the opposite site, Vong Canh is an ideal place to picture an ancient but magnificent Hue.

Moreover, viewers are often seduced by the villages stretching along the river banks: Huong Ho, Hai Cat, Ngoc Ho, etc. with fruit gardens under the shades of pine trees, cornfield, small boats silently skimming and then drawing several lines on the tranquil water surface. From sunrise to sunset, the soft-silk-strip Perfume River charms bystanders by the atmosphere that it brings to the life surrounding. Vong Canh Hill overlooks the marvelous and elaborate modifications of the watercolors upon various nuances of sunlight and sky.

Experience traveling Vong Canh hill

The hill itself is now covered with pine trees and daisy. Once, there was a purpose-built watching tower on the top of the hill, though only parts of its foundation remain until today. Besides, Water plant Van Nien – which is the oldest in Central Vietnam and an Oriental-styled building designed by French architecture, just 300m from Vong Canh, is also worth a visit.

It’s recommended that when coming to Vong Canh, just follow the indication: watch the scene! It may have nothing to be entertaining but for ones who are looking for natural beauty and calmness, that’s perfect enough.

This site should be combined on a trip to nearby tombs and pagodas. Suggested vehicles include motorbike, bike, and car.

The Hill of Scenes Famous sights in Hue and is an ideal place for tourists to date, take wedding photos and where artists, photographers take pictures and compose poetry. If you have the opportunity to visit Hue in vietnam tours, visitors must definitely take the time to explore Vong Canh Hill.