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Changing guards every morning at Hue citadel

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The Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Ngo Mon, Dai Noi Hue is a royal ceremony that takes place regularly at 8:30 am every day.

Coming to visit Dai Noi, in addition to seeing the beauty of the ancient capital, visitors can also watch the changing ceremony recreated by the artists of the Hue Imperial Traditional Art Theater.


The space for the changing of guards lasted from Ky Dai to Ngo Mon and from Ngo Mon to Duan Thi Duong Theater. A team participating in the guard change ceremony includes the captain, martial arts officials, and 12 soldiers. In addition, because it is a re-enactment ceremony, there is an additional small orchestra of 7 people accompanying it.


Quan Vo stood in front of a small orchestra and soldiers. All according to the orders of the martial arts officials to perform the rituals. The ceremony starts at 8:30 a.m. every day, starting from Ngo Mon, then the team passes through the Ngu Phung floor


Next, the team went to the back of Thai Hoa Palace, walked in a circle, then returned to Duan Thi Duong and ended here at 9 a.m. The small band used the song Dang Dan Cung (the national anthem of the Nguyen Dynasty) during the changing of guard ceremony.


In addition to helping visitors understand more about the activities in the forbidden palace of the Nguyen Dynasty, this activity also contributes to the preservation and promotion of the intangible cultural value of Hue's heritage.


Dai Noi is the second ring of the Hue Citadel, including the Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden City. The Dai Noi Hue area used to be the place of work, court and residence of the king and the royal family with hundreds of large and small works built.  


Dai Noi is located on the Perfume River, in the center of Hue city, so visitors will easily move here by many means such as bicycles, motorbikes, cyclos, trams, taxis...  


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Photo: Visit Hue

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