Editing Huế (provincial city) (section)

=== Religion ===
[[File:Chùa Thiên Mụ ở Huế.jpg|thumb|[[Pagoda of the Celestial Lady]]]]

The imperial court practiced various religions such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The most important altar was the [[Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth]], where the monarch would offer each year prayers to the Heaven and Earth.

In Huế, Buddhism enjoyed stronger support than elsewhere in Vietnam, with more monasteries than anywhere else in the country serving as home to the nation's most famous monks.

In 1963, [[Thích Quảng Đức]] drove from Huế to [[Saigon]] to protest anti-Buddhist policies of the South Vietnamese government, setting himself on fire on a Saigon street. Photos of the self-immolation became some of the enduring images of the Vietnam War.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gonomad.com/1718-hue-vietnam-try-the-food |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703140806/http://www.gonomad.com/1718-hue-vietnam-try-the-food |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-07-03 |title=Hue, Vietnam: Try The Food |author=rpcpost |work=GoNOMAD Travel|date=November 2007 }}</ref>

[[Thích Nhất Hạnh]], a world-famous [[Zen]] master who originated from Hue and lived for years in exile including France and the United States, returned to his home town in October 2018 and resided there at the Tu Hieu pagoda until his death in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|date=2018-11-02|title=Thich Nhat Hanh Returns Home|url=https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/thich-nhat-hanhs-health/thich-nhat-hanh-returns-to-vietnam/|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Plum Village}}</ref>