Many aspects of Hue life has obvious Chinese influence, from long ago. The writing on old stone stele, or on the ancient bronzes, is Chinese. The Imperial Palace has a layout similar to the Forbidden City in Beijing. The Clothing styles of the royals are practically indistinguishable from that of the royal Chinese.
Even the food has Chinese influences. Actually, Hue is famous for its cuisine and there are over 1000 dishes that come from Hue. Vietnamese imperial food comes from here. What we eat in the States, like Pho and spring rolls, are basically street food and nothing like the high class dishes from Hue.
It is pouring down rain here now and the streets are flooded. The imperial palace and some other tourist sites are inaccessible.
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