IS TRAGIC VERSION OF BEIJIN'S FORBIDDEN CITY, MORE THAN 95% OF THE BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED BY THE FRENCH DURING THE VIETNAMESE CIVIL WAR.
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| THE OUTER MOAT OF THE CITADEL. |
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| ONE OF THE MAIN ENTRANCES. |
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| NOON GATE. LOTS OF RESTORATION BEING CARRIED OUT. |
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| TRUNG DAO BRIDGE, WE JOINED THE LIBERATION DAY CROWD. |
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| OUR GUIDE LEADS US AWAY FROM THE CROWD. |
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| THE TREE TRUNKS ARE PAINTED WITH WHITE LIME AS INSECT REPELLENT. |
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| THOUGHT WE GOT AWAY FROM THEM. |
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| NINE DYNASTY URNS. |
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| INNER COURTYARD WALL DAMAGED BY FRENCH FIREPOWER DURING THE CIVIL WAR. |
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| KHAI DINH |
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| EMPEROR'S TOMB |
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| DRAGON BOATS TO TAKE US BACK THE PERFUME RIVER PROMENADE. |
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| BELL TOWER AT THEIN MU PAGODA. |
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| THIEN MU PAGODA |
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| ENTRANCE TO THIEN MU PAGODA. |
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| VIETNAMESE SOLAR SUIT. |
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| TROUNG TIEN BRIDGE. |
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