Many houses have been built inside the resting place of King Duc Duc in Hue City.
The move is part of plans to clear the Hue Citadel area site between 2023 and 2025.
Under the plan, as many as 1,287 households will be relocated from 19 historical sites of Hue Citadel, including 307 households in An Lang - the resting place of kings Duy Tan, Thanh Thai, and Duc Duc.
The relocated area will be 83.3 hectares.
The households will be moved to an 82.77-hectare resettlement area located in An Hoa and Huong So wards.
Since 2019, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has relocated thousands of households from the Hue Citadel area.
The large number of illegal residents has caused critical damage and subsidence to the wall. Wastewater and farming activities have also resulted in pollution. Vietnam News Agency cited the provincial People’s Committee as saying it was important to protect the citadel which belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Complex of Hue Monuments.
