In Thua Thien - Hue , Xuong Tho Mausoleum, the resting place of Empress Dowager Tu Du - mother of Emperor Tu Duc, will be restored with a budget of over 6 billion VND.
According to Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of the Hue Ancient Citadel Relics Conservation Center, restoration work on the mausoleum began in mid-June and will last for a year, including the restoration of the outer wall, screen wall, and landscaped lake.
The restoration costs were contributed by the Pham Dang family, the family of Empress Tu Du and a loyal official of the Nguyen dynasty. Representing the family, Ms. Pham Dang Tuy Hoa also donated 49 ancient pine trees to be planted around the mausoleum area.
The tomb of Empress Dowager Từ Dụ, viewed from above. Photo: Võ Thạnh
Xương Thọ Mausoleum is located within the grounds of Emperor Thiệu Trị's mausoleum in Thủy Bằng commune, Huế city, and was built in the early 20th century. Besides the mausoleum itself, it is surrounded by a wall over 3 meters high, built of two layers of brick, with a crescent-shaped pond in front.
Over 100 years have passed, and the mausoleum's architecture remains relatively intact, although many parts have deteriorated. Several walls in front of the mausoleum and the crescent-shaped lake area have collapsed.
Tomb of Empress Dowager Từ Dụ. Photo: Võ Thạnh
Empress Dowager Từ Dụ (June 20, 1810 - May 22, 1901), whose given name was Phạm Thị Hằng, was the eldest daughter of Phạm Đăng Hưng, the Minister of Rites and Duke of Đức Quốc. She was originally a concubine of Emperor Thiệu Trị and the biological mother of Emperor Tự Đức.
Empress Từ Dụ lived through the reigns of eight Nguyễn dynasty emperors: Thiệu Trị, Tự Đức, Dục Đức, Hiệp Hòa, Kiến Phúc, Hàm Nghi, Đồng Khánh, and Thành Thái.
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