"Visit" Co Ha garden

Co Ha is one of the famous royal gardens of Hue capital under the Nguyen dynasty, along with Thieu Phuong garden, Ngu Vien, Hau Ho, and Truong Ninh palace. Historical records show that the garden was built in 1837, under the reign of King Minh Mang, and was upgraded, supplemented, and restored many times under the reigns of King Thieu Tri and King Tu Duc. The name Co Ha is taken from the word Van co thanh ha, meaning "leisure in a myriad of affairs". During its heyday, Co Ha garden had a rich system of architectural works with: palaces, communal houses, towers, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, bridges... But over time and war, Co Ha became desolate and dilapidated, many works lost their traces. In an effort to preserve the Complex of Hue Monuments, Co Ha was gradually revived.

Through the photos of author Nguyen Phong, Thua Thien Hue Weekend invites readers to visit Co Ha garden with the remaining traces. Along with the photos, Nguyen Phong said: "The photo of Kham Van palace is extremely valuable. This is an important palace in Co Ha garden, which was once used by King Tu Duc to hold court"; or: "The photo of the entire garden shows a series of structures that have lost all traces, with deformed foundations, but are now gradually becoming clear thanks to the extremely valuable old documentary photos that we bought at auction from France".

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