Nine Sacred Cannons in Vietnam, Hue Resort
Rating: 9,2/10 (3190 votes)  Nine sacred cannons are located in two buildings outside the gates of Quang Duk and Tkhe Nhan. In 1803, Emperor Gia Long was ordered to collect all the available bronze utensils of the Tai Son Empire and, after melting down, cast nine cannons from it ... By July 1804, the work was completed. The names of the guns were given according to the four seasons and the main elements of the world – Water, Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire. The barrels of the cannon are decorated with inscriptions related to the collection of collected bronzes and the battles against the Tai Song empire. Each cannon weighs more than 10 tons, each of them reaches 5 meters in length. The original location of the cannons was the foot of the walls of the Royal Citadel. After a while, the cannons were moved by Emperor Khai Dinh to their present location. We also recommend reading Citadel in Vietnam, Hue Resort Topic: Nine Sacred Cannons in Vietnam, Hue Resort. |
