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Emperor Khai Dinh, ruler of part of Vietnam from 1916, known for his concubines, punitive beheadings, acquiescence to the French, and high taxes

Location: Hue, Vietnam

Date: June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

ID Number: #4E624178


  Other photographs in the "hue perfume river" collection:

Girl on boat used for hire on the Perfume River, based in Hue

girl-on-boat

Poor, elderly woman on boat on the Perfume River, based in Hue

woman-on-boat

Perfume River, named for flowers falling into the river from upstream orchards, in Hue, Vietnam

perfume-river

Boat on Perfume River, named for flowers falling into the river from upstream orchards

perfume-river-boat

Houseboat on Vietnam's Perfume River, named for flowers falling into the river from upstream orchards

perfume-river-houseboat

Dredging for sand on Vietnam's Perfume River. The sand is sold to companies that mix it with cement to form concrete.

perfume-river-sand-dredging

Woman on boat, perhaps doing her laundry, anchored on the Perfume River

perfume-river-woman-on-boat

Dredging for sand on Vietnam's Perfume River. The sand is sold to companies that mix it with cement to form concrete.

perfume-river-sand

A hut, or more charitably a shack, located on Vietnam's Perfume River

perfume-river-hut

Boaters with conical hats, common throughout Vietnam, to protect against the sun on the Perfume River

perfume-river-conical-hats

Boys playing in the water in Vietnam's Perfume River

boys-playing-perfume-river

Dredging for sand on Vietnam's Perfume River. The sand is sold to companies that mix it with cement to form concrete.

dredging-for-sand-vietnam

Swastika in tomb of Vietnamese Emperor Khai Dinh. The symbol has been used in Buddhism for over 2,000 years, and also features in Hinduism.

swastika

Statute of mandarin in tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh, known for his concubines, punitive beheadings, acquiescence to the French, and high taxes

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Keywords: emperor-khai-dinh / Volume: vietnam

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Emperor Khai Dinh, ruler of part of Vietnam from 1916, known for his concubines, punitive beheadings, acquiescence to the French, and high taxes