The The Huc Bridge – The Symbol Of Cultural Beauty Of Hanoi People If you have ever gone to the Hanoi capital, you will surely be impressed by the vermilion bridge like the peach-color silk line span the clear blue water of Ho Guom lake, leading the entrance to Ngoc Son Temple. Until today, The Huc Bridge is still gentle and loving between the capital of thousands of years of civilization, so that each son of the capital every time passing by here has a feeling of nostalgia, passionate hard to describe, making give visitors hundreds of words to admire and admire.
The bridge welcomes sunlight of daybreak In the reign of Tu – Duc, Nguyen Van Sieu built a bridge connecting the bank with Ngoc Son temple in 1865. It was called The Huc.bridge which has a curved design like a shape of a shrimp. It also brings a bold feature of the North Delta culture of Vietnam, consisting of 15 beats, with 32 legs of round wooden pillars arranged in 16 pairs. Under the wooden floor of the board has the dark red color of “The Huc”, painted with goldvermilion. From this bridge, looking up to the north is the old town, looking south is the ancient Turtle Tower, under the water has rolling wave with dark green color of the tree.
Picture: The Huc Bridge – the bridge welcomes the morning light The Huc Bridge, directs itself in the east – the sun rises, which fully enjoy the morning sun’s oxygen every morning. Because of that meaning, the bridge is always red for more than a century. The red color of life, passionate, the nation’s love and aspirations transcend ancient times to the present. After two times of remodeling in 1897 and 1952, after the incident of a broken bridge on Nham Thin New Year’s Eve. Nguyen Ba Lang architect supervised to restore this bridge. He also used cement instead of wood bridge’s floor, which serve the needs of the people. See more: Silk shawl with The Huc Bridge Motif – Nhasilk
The symbol of cultural beauty in ancient and present Hanoi The The Huc Bridge is considered a unique feature of the beautiful architecture of ancient Hanoi. Currently, experiencing more than a century with many ups and downs of the history, the bridge is not only known as a classic and unique architectural works of the city but also has the beauty of Hanoi culture and people.
Photo: The The Huc Bridge at present In the past, the bridge was a companion of the Vietnamese people through the heroic years of history when Vietnamese people are indomitable and valiant before the bombs of war. Nowadays the The Huc Bridge is a witness of the changing life and society. In addition, it is a bridge connecting of Hanoi from the past time and present. Although the time passed and there are embryos fade in the rain and sun or restoring, currently the shape of the bridge is still intact with the red color. It still appear in Vietnamese poetry, the painting, especially in art and life. The The Huc bridge is as a reminder which call the young generation of Vietnam to always preserve national identity. Moreover it is a pride to international friends.