(TITC) - Hue Monuments Conservation Centre operated the environmentally friendly green tourist route in the area of King Gia Long's mausoleum from 4th February 2024.
Opening a green tourism route to contribute to building, promoting the value of Hue cultural heritage area as an attractive tourist destination, demonstrating civilization and convenience in the region's world heritage chain of the Central region and the whole country (Photo: Bao Minh)
In the first period, the centre will invest in vehicles, use available on-site human resources, and issue different types of tickets to diversify and meet the demands of tourists in choosing services, specifically: electric bus: 3 buses, 11 seats; electric bicycle: 23 bikes; bicycle: 50 bikes.
The implementation of the tour route in the King Gia Long’s mausoleum area aims to implement Vietnam's commitment to action at the COP26 conference on reducing emissions, eliminating coal power generation by 2040 and ending deforestation by 2030.
Using electric vehicles will help offset about 32 kg of CO2 emissions and 40 trees annually. This tourist route promises to be an attractive destination for tourists and have interesting experiences on the routes within the area of King Gia Long's mausoleum.
King Gia Long's mausoleum has another name: Thien Tho mausoleum, built in 6 years (1814 - 1820) including many tombs of King Gia Long's royal family. The mausoleum complex is located in a wild, charming mountainous area in Dinh Mon Village (Huong Tho Commune, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province). The entire mausoleum complex includes 42 mountains and hills, large and small. In front of the mausoleum, Dai Thien Tho mountain stands out, and behind it there are 7 mountains as the defenders.
King Gia Long's mausoleum is also an attractive tourist destination in terms of ecological, cultural and spiritual landscape. The overall structure of King Gia Long's mausoleum is essentially a large relic complex covering hundreds of hectares. There are many extremely valuable architectural and spiritual relics interspersed in the vast landscape with majestic mountains.
Surrounding the mausoleum is a landscape of fields and vast green trees reflecting on the water, creating a poetic and peaceful landscape ecosystem that is rare to find anywhere else. Every tourist who comes to visit the relics of King Gia Long's mausoleum complex wishes to discover the unique landscape of this relic.
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