Building houses, planting vegetables on world heritage
02:32' 09/05/2009 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge - The 11km wall of the Hue royal citadel, a world cultural heritage site, has been seriously damaged by the encroachment of thousands of families.

 

Some sections of the wall, which is 21m in width, have become residential areas hosting hundreds of houses and vegetable gardens.

 

Since the Hue ancient imperial city was recognised as a world cultural heritage, the local government has tried to remove families who are living on the ancient wall, but thousands of households are still there. It is said that many families have been living on the wall since 1945.

 

VietNamNet captures life on the ancient wall in Hue. 

 

Tens of families in Phu Binh ward, Hue city live on the citadel wall and at the foot of the wall.

 

 

 

Houses built on the wall.

 

 

A house built on Dong Ba gate, which is being restored.

 

A new house near the newly-restored Mang Ca gate.

Stairs to the ancient wall, built by local residents.

 

An iron-made staircase to the wall.

 

A restaurant on the wall.

 

 

 

 

Growing vegetables on the wall.

 

This man said he lives in the vegetable garden on the ancient wall.

It is difficult to imagine that this was the wall that protected the ancient capital in the past.

 

The ancient wall is being continuously ruined.

 

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