A Study Of Hue, The Capital Of The Nguyen Dynasty In Vietnam Under The Influence Of Chinese And Western Cultures(1802-1885)

As the first UNESCO World Heritage registration site in Vietnam, the Complex of Hue Monuments is the representation of the highest architectural art in ancient history.It's an important period from the Nguyen Dynasty established to become a colony of France in Vietnamese history (1802-1885).It's also a period of the world situation rapid changing. Hue had been built and developed as the capital of the Nguyen Dynasty under the influence of Chinese and Western cultures in this period. These two cultures communicated and syncretized in the structure and shape of the capital. Contrarily, it's the conflict and impact in the function of the capital.With the position conversion in Vietnam(from treason to legitimacy), as the descendant of the Nguyen family, the ruler of Nguyen Dynasty changed their attitudes to Chinese and Western cultures in the process of establishing Nguyen and unifying Vietnam. They adored all Chinese cultures especially Confucianism, and fight off Western culture especially any Western thoughts. The road chosed by the ruler of Nguyen Dynasty destined the future of Vietnam.Facing the opporunity of the communication of Chinese and Western cultures, the ruler of Nguyen Dynasty was still satisfied with legitimacy, still ruled the country by Confucianism. They didn't know this stuffy ideology and concept had been dropt behind. They carried out the Closed door Policy in the most important phase to modernization. They learned the Western technology, but fight off Western thoughts. They didn't learn Western advanced polity system,and didn't reform. This destined Vietnam to be a laggard, and become a colony of France.