Perfume Flow
| Sông Hương or Hương Giang | ||
 Sunset at the Perfume River near Huế |
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| location | Central Vietnam, Region North Central Coast , province of Thua Thien-Hue |
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| River system | Perfume Flow | |
| origin | from Tả Trạch and Hữu Trạch at the Bảng Lãng confluence 16 ° 23 ′ 18 ″ N , 107 ° 34 ′ 34 ″ E |
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| muzzle | Tam Giang Lagoon, South China Sea Coordinates: 16 ° 33 ′ 10 " N , 107 ° 37 ′ 52" E 16 ° 33 ′ 10 " N , 107 ° 37 ′ 52" E
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| length | 30 km | |
| Catchment area | 713 km² | |
| Drain |
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179 m³ / s |
| Big cities | Huế | |
| Communities | Kim Long, Nguyệt Biều, Vỹ Dạ, Đông Ba, Gia Hội, chợ Dinh, Nam Phổ, Bao Vinh | |
The Sông Hương or Hương Giang ( Hán Tự :香江), translated as River of perfumes , fragrances River or Perfume River , is a slow-flowing river in the central - Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue .
Name interpretation
There are various theories about the origin of this name: one refers to the pollen and flowers that float on the water in spring, another to the fragrant precious woods that were transported on the river.
 
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Source rivers and upper reaches
The river is fed by two source rivers that arise in the Trường Sơn mountain range. The eastern tributary Tả Trạch takes its course from the eastern part of the Trường Sơn mountains over 55 impressive waterfalls towards the northwest. The shorter tributary Hữu Trạch passes 14 raging waterfalls and the Tuần or Bảng Lãng pier before it reaches the confluence, the Bảng Lãng fork. The river heads north past the seven royal tombs of the Nguyễn dynasty , the temples of Hòn Chén and Ngọc Trản, then northwest through the plains of Nguyệt Biều and Lương Quán, and further northeast.
Middle course
The middle reaches near the village of Kim Long stands on a hill on the riverbank, the seven-storey Thien Mu - or Linh Mu Pagoda (Pagoda of the celestial woman Hán Tự : 天姥寺), a symbol of the old imperial city of Hue , by the in May 1963 Protests against the Ngô ôình Diệm regime began in Sài Gòn. The Perfume River continues through the city of Huế with the citadel of Huế , where it is crossed by the Trường Tiền or Tràng Ti -n Bridge from 1899, which was constructed by Gustave Eiffel . This is followed by the Đông Ba canal, which branches off to the left and shortens an arc of the river, and the river island of Cồn Hến .
muzzle
The Hương Giang flows into the Tam Giang lagoon and the South China Sea near Thun An .
The Sông Hương in poetry and music
Sông Hương and the mountain Ngự Bình are sung by Duy Khánh in the song Ai ra xứ Huế (Who longs for Huế) :
- Ai ra xứ Huế thì ra
- Ai về là về núi Ngự
- Ai về là về sông Hương
- Nước sông Hương còn vương chưa cạn
- Chim núi Ngự tìm bạn bay về
- Người tình quê ơi người tình quê thương nhớ xin trở về
- Who longs for hat,
- Who goes to the Ngự Bình,
- Anyone who goes to Sông Hương likes to go
- The water of the Sông Hương caresses you forever,
- The birds of Ngự Bình return to their loved ones,
- Beloved, oh beloved, if you miss me, please come back too!
References
- ↑ Thomas bark Meier: Vietnam . Mair Dumont Dumont, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-7701-3885-6 , p. 130
gallery
Sunset with the Truong Tien Bridge
View from the Pagoda of the Heavenly Woman
Decorated boat at the Huế festival
Working elephant on the banks of the Perfume River
Transport on the Sông Hương
Web links
See also: Pseudolais micronemus