Editing Huế (provincial city) (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Vietnam}}
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{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| WHS         = Complex of Huế Monuments
| Criteria    = Cultural: iv
| ID          = 678
| Year        = 1993
| Area        = 315.47 ha
| Buffer_zone = 71.93 ha
}}Huế is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in [[UNESCO]]'s [[World Heritage Site]]s.<ref>[http://tuoitrenews.vn/lifestyle/21120/vietnams-eight-world-heritage-sites Vietnam's eight World Heritage Sites]. ''[[Tuổi Trẻ]] News''. 22 July 2014.</ref> The seat of the Nguyễn emperors was the [[Imperial City of Hue|Imperial City]], which occupies a large, walled area on the north side of the [[Perfume River]]. Inside the citadel was a forbidden city where only the emperors, concubines, and those close enough to them were granted access; the punishment for trespassing was death. Today, little of the forbidden city remains, though reconstruction efforts are in progress to maintain it as a historic tourist attraction.[[File:Forbidden Purple City, Hue - panoramio - Colin W.jpg|thumb|Forbidden Purple City of Hue, once the emperor's home.|left]]Roughly along the Perfume River from Huế lie myriad other monuments, including the tombs of several emperors, including [[Minh Mạng]], [[Khải Định]], and [[Tự Đức]]. Also notable is the [[Thiên Mụ Temple]], the largest pagoda in Huế and the official symbol of the city.<ref>Pham, Sherrise; Emmons, Ron; Eveland, Jennifer; Lin-Liu, Jen (2009). ''Frommer's South-east Asia.'' Frommer's. p. 318. {{ISBN|978-0-470-44721-5}}.</ref>

A number of French-style buildings lie along the south bank of the [[Perfume River]]. Among them are [[Quoc Hoc High School|Hue High School for the Gifted]], the oldest high school in Vietnam, and Hai Ba Trung High School.
[[File:Imperial City Hue 20190917-3.jpg|thumb|[[Imperial City of Huế]], containing palaces and shrines]]
The [[Huế Museum of Royal Fine Arts]] on 3 Le Truc Street also maintains a collection of various artifacts from the city. In addition to the various touristic attractions in Hue itself, the city also offers day-trips to the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone|Demilitarized Zone]] lying approximately {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} north, showing various war settings like [[The Rockpile]], [[Khe Sanh Combat Base]] or the [[Vịnh Mốc tunnels]]. Most of the hotels, bars, and restaurants for tourists in Hue are located in Pham Ngu Lao, Chu Van An and Vo Thi Sau street, which together form the backpacker district.

In the first 11 months of 2012, Hue received 2.4 million visitors, an increase of 24.6% from the same period of 2011. 803,000 of those 2.4 million visitors were foreign guests, an increase of 25.7%. Although tourism plays a key role in the city's socioeconomic development, it also has negative impacts on the environment and natural resource base.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hue; Information & Statistics|url=http://travel-tourist-information-guide.com/vietnam-hue|website=Travel-Tourist-Information-Guide.com|access-date=2016-10-08|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022055519/http://travel-tourist-information-guide.com/vietnam-hue|url-status=dead}}</ref> For example, services associated with tourism, such as travel, the development of infrastructure and its operation, and the production and consumption of goods, are all energy-intensive.<ref>[http://cdkn.org/2014/05/report-advancing-green-growth-in-the-tourism-sector%E2%80%A8-the-case-of-hue-vietnam/ Advancing ][[green growth]] in the tourism sector: The case of Hue, Vietnam {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165655/http://cdkn.org/2014/05/report-advancing-green-growth-in-the-tourism-sector%E2%80%A8-the-case-of-hue-vietnam/ |date=14 July 2014 }}, Kyoko Kusakabe, Pujan Shrestha, S. Kumar and Khanh Linh Nguyen, the Asian Institute of Technology, Chiang Mai Municipality and the Hue Centre for International Cooperation, 2014</ref> Research by the [[Climate and Development Knowledge Network]] has identified traditional 'garden houses' as having the potential to increase tourist traffic and revenue. Apart from the environmental, economic and cultural benefits provided by garden houses, their promotion could pave the way for other low carbon development initiatives.<ref>[http://cdkn.org/2014/05/report-advancing-green-growth-in-the-tourism-sector%E2%80%A8-the-case-of-hue-vietnam/ Advancing green growth in the tourism sector: The case of Hue, Vietnam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165655/http://cdkn.org/2014/05/report-advancing-green-growth-in-the-tourism-sector%E2%80%A8-the-case-of-hue-vietnam/ |date=14 July 2014 }}, Kyoko Kusakabe, Pujan Shrestha, S. Kumar and Khanh Linh Nguyen, the [[Climate and Development Knowledge Network]], 2014</ref>