Anecdote

Among the Hue Monuments Complex, Hon Chen palace is stick to many tales. People rumoured that Hon Chen palace or Hoan Chen was meant “returning jade cup”. When King Minh Mang came here and fell a jade cup into Huong river, suddenly a tortoise rose to the surface and hold the cup in its mouth. The name “Hon Chen” started there. Until King Dong Khanh’s period (1886-1888), it was changed into Hue Nam palace. Through many years, people call it Hon Chen or Hoan Chen palace.

History

From 1883 to 1885, King Dong Khanh, the adopted son of Tu Duc King had not been succeeding as a king. He asked his mother Kien Thai Vuong to go to the palace to ask Holy Mother Thien Y A Na whether he would be a king or not. In 1886, Dong Khanh King had rebuilt this palace with a larger and more beautiful architectural scale and equipped with many worshipping objects. He changed its name into Hue Nam palace to pay respect to The Holy Mother Thien Y A Na. Hue Nam means bestowing favours to Vietnam, Viet King.

 

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