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         <title><![CDATA[Tuy Loan Communal House]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Located in Tuy Loan Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, this communal house was built in the first year of King Thanh Thai’s reign (1889). Like Nai Nam and Bo Ban, Tuy Loan Communal House is used to worship the gods, and past sages of the village.
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In the past, people held a ceremony at this communal house to welcome spring on the 14th&nbsp;and 15th&nbsp;of the second lunar month, and autumn on the 14th&nbsp;and 15th&nbsp;of the eighth lunar month.&nbsp;&nbsp;
At present, Tuy...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dien Hai Citadel]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Dien Hai Citadel, built on the western side of the Han River in the twelfth year of King Gia Long’s reign (1813), was formerly known as Dien Hai Fortress. It was moved inland and rebuilt in brick on a high mount in the fourth year of King Minh Mang’s reign (1823). It was renamed as Dien Hai Citadel in the fifteenth year of his reign (1834).
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Dien Hai Citadel under the attack of the French troops on 1 September 1858
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Today, Dien Hai Citadel is at No 24 Tran Phu Street, Thach Thang...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Phuoc Ninh Cemetery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nghia Trung Phuoc Ninh is a burial ground for heroic martyrs who struggled and died in attacks on the city by French troops between 1858 and 1860.
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Nguyen Quy Linh and Truong Tai Phu selected the land at Phuoc Ninh village to establish this cemetery.&nbsp;They found the graves of 1,500 heroic martyrs and reburied them at the cemetery.&nbsp;&nbsp;A granite stele, 1.2 metres high and 0.8 metres wide, was erected to memorise their sacrifice during the war.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is thought that...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hoa Vang Cemetery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In 1864, at the suggestion of Dang Huy Truoc, King Tu Duc issued a royal decree to relocate about 1,300 graves of heroic martyrs who had struggled and died during the attack on the city by French troops between 1858 and 1860. They were reinterred at Hoa Vinh Cemetery, a burial ground in Nghi An Village (now Hoa Phat Commune, Hoa Vang District).

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This cemetery was again moved when the French...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tombs of French and Spanish Soldiers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A joint Franco-Spanish expedition, under the command of Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly, landed at the port of Tourane (now Da Nang) in September 1858 and occupied the city after a brief bombardment.
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However, the allies were soon placed under siege by the Vietnamese and, unable to advance inland beyond the protection of the squadron's guns, they were effectively immobilised at Tourane.&nbsp;&nbsp;The force left a small garrison in Da Nang and sailed south to seize Gia Dinh in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Qua Giang Communal House]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Qua Giang Communal House is located in Qua Giang Hamlet, Hoa Phuoc Commune, Hoa Vang District. Built in the year of Tan Ty (1821), it worships Quan Thanh and the forefathers of the Dinh, Le, Tran, and Nguyen families who followed the Nguyen kings to the southern regions to expand their territories. These forefathers established Quang Giang Village, which consists of Qua Giang, Giang Nam, Tra Kiem, An Luu and Con Mong.
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The communal house is divided into two parts: the forecourt and the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ong Ich Khiem’s Tomb]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ong Ich Khiem’s Tomb is located in the cemetery of Hoa Tho Commune, Hoa Vang District, about 10 kilometres to the southwest of the city centre.
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Ong Ich Khiem, with his courtesy name of Muc Chi, was born on 21 December of Mau Ty year (1829) in Phong Le Village, Thanh Quyt Ward, Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province.
He passed his bachelor’s exam in the 7th year of King Thieu Tri’s reign (1847), and became a mandarin in the court of King Tu Duc.&nbsp;&nbsp;He was famous for his...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nai Nam Communal House]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This village communal house is located at Nam Son Block, Hoa Cuong Ward, Hai Chau District. It was built in the year of At Ty (1905) to worship the village god of security and justice, the local gods of the earth, and the village ancestors.
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Nai Nam communal house reflects much of the Nguyen Dynasty’s culture with a pantile roof, brick walls, two dragons flanking a moon, a well-matched pair of phoenixes, and bats carrying peaches in their mouths.&nbsp;&nbsp;All of these are skilfully...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bo Ban Communal House]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Located in Bo Ban Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, this village communal house was built with bamboo on Tam Vi hillock in the early 19th century. It was moved to the centre of the village and rebuilt using brick and pantiles in 1852.
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It is 14.5 metres long and 9.7 metres wide, with three sections and two lean-tos.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are 36 pillars made of jackfruit wood and ‘kien kien&nbsp;(Hopea pierrei Hance)’ wood.&nbsp;&nbsp;Its structure includes pillar tops carved with...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hai Chau Communal House]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Hai Chau Communal House is located in Phan Chau Trinh Street, Hai Chau 1 Ward. There is a large lake, ornamental rocks and a 100-year-old Bodhi tree in front of the house. The Chinese words “Hai Chau Chanh Xa (Hai Chau Region)” are inscribed on the three-door gate.
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Behind the large courtyard is the Hai Chau Temple, a building for worshipping ancestors, and two family temples.&nbsp;&nbsp;The temple on the left side is for the Nguyen Van family, and the one on the right is Kinh An Tu...]]></description>
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