Walkway offers new experience in Hue Citadel

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center has created the walkway on the section between Eo Bau Nam Xuong (inside The Nhon Gate, also known as Ngan Gate) and Eo Bau Nam Thang (inside Quang Duc Gate, also known as Sap Gate).

Visitors can walk through Ky Dai, a 19th century structure made up of three platforms with cannons and a flagpole, and Phu Van Lau, a building located on the main axis of the Imperial Citadel.

The walkway on Thuong Thanh is around 800 meters long.

The path is made of stone.

People were not allowed to go all the way up to this place until now, and so the walkway has piqued their curiosity.

Minh Ha, a traveler from Hanoi, said: "This is the first time I've had the opportunity to see Hue from above like this. It is a new and fun experience."

From the watchtower, visitors can see the entrance to the Hue Citadel and the moat surrounding it.

The Phu Van Lau relic and Nghinh Luong Dinh, or the Luong Dinh gazebo, a place where kings used to relax on summer days, can now be seen from a new perspective.

A young lady in an ao dai poses for photos at Ngan Gate.

The cannons on Ky Dai.

Visitors will walk past Ho Thanh Hao, the moat surrounding the citadel built by the Nguyen Dynasty in 1832.

The center soon plans to display images of royal rituals, the emperors and mandarins of the Nguyen Dynasty, and reenact patrolling by guards.

It is expected that by 2025, after the Thuong Thanh area is fully refurbished, the center will extend the walkway to more than 10 kilometers.