Thua Thien Hue

Thua Thien Hue is a province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, approximately in the centre of the country. It borders Quang Trị Province to the north and Da Nang to the south, Laos to the west and the East Sea to the east. The province has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of lagoons and over 200,000 ha of forest. There is an extensive complex of imperial tombs and temples in Hue.The region’s history dates back some 2,800 years according to archaeological findings from the Sa Huynh Culture as well as from relics in the region. Dại Viet became an independent nation around 938 BC of which territorial conflict lasts for about four centuries between the Dại Viet and the Champa. The two provinces then changed their names to Thanh and Hoa. In 1307, Doan Nhu Hai was appointed by the emperor, Tran Anh Tong, to administer the area. The people from the north migrated south and integrated with the people of the Kingdom of Champa. During this time, had the settlement of Hoa Chau Province began, which included the area of present-day Thua Thien.