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Thê Húc Bridge

Cầu Thê Húc
Cầu thê húc Hà nội vietnam - panoramio.jpg
Thê Húc Bridge in 2012
Coordinates21°1′50.70″N 105°51′10.8″E / 21.0307500°N 105.853000°E / 21.0307500; 105.853000 (Vàm Cống Bridge)
Carriespedestrians
CrossesHoàn Kiếm Lake
History
Opened1865
Rebuilt1897
Location

Thê Húc Bridge (Vietnamese: Cầu Thê Húc), is a footbridge over Hoàn Kiếm Lake within Hanoi, Vietnam.

History[]

The bridge in 1884 by Dr. Hocquard

In 1865, during the reign of Tự Đức, the scholar Nguyen Van Sieu commissioned a bridge connecting the bank of the river with the Temple of the Jade Mountain (Vietnamese: Đền Ngọc Sơn). He named it "Thê Húc" (meaning "a drop of light rests" or "Condensation of aura"). [1]

The bridge has undergone full reconstruction twice since it was first built. The first time was in 1897 during the reign of Thành Thái. The second time was in initiated in 1952 under then-mayor Tham Hoang Tin after the bridge collapsed on New Year's Eve due to an overabundance of visitors to Temple of the Jade Mountain.[1] Under the supervision of architect Nguyen Ba Lang, the bridge was rebuilt in 1953, with the foundation recast in cement instead of wood.[2]

Thê Húc Bridge has also been set on fire in 1887 in an act of arson.[3] During their colonial rule, the French assigned Temple of the Jade Mountain to be a residence of a French mandarin and banned worship at the site. In defiance, two students, 17-year-old Nguyen Van Minh and 14-year-old Duc Nghi plotted to burn bridge. The fire scared the French enough for them withdraw from staying in that temple, as well as withdrawing the French troops stationed at Tran Quoc temple, Chau Long Pagoda and the Yen Phu village communal house. However, when the plot was discovered, Minh was arrested, imprisoned. exiled, and finally executed in 1888 at the age of 18. [3]

It was believed to be first photographed by Charles-Édouard Hocquard, who captured the bridge in its 19th century state between 1884 to 1885.[4]

Description[]

The bridge now consists of 15 spans with 32 round wooden pillars arranged in 16 pairs. The bridge deck is paved and the surface railings are painted dark red, with the words Thê Húc gilded.[1] Although still hallowed to a certain extent, it is now widely visited by a broad range of locals and tourists who purchase a ticket.[5]

Gallery[]

  • Bridge entering the temple with flags displayed

  • The bridge

  • The bridge at night in 2015

  • Students in 2016 at the lakeside across the bridge


References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Hà Nội kỳ nhân, kỳ sự - Ai thiết kế cầu Thê Húc ?". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). September 8, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Đền Ngọc Sơn". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Thăng Long giai thoại - Bài 7: Hai cậu bé đốt cầu Thê Húc". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). September 14, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Người đầu tiên chụp ảnh cầu Thê Húc - đền Ngọc Sơn". Trí Thức VN (in Vietnamese). October 25, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cầu Thê Húc - Biểu tượng nét đẹp văn hóa của người Hà Thành và bí mật ít người biết đến". baomoi (in Vietnamese). April 7, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
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