Hué

Hué, the capital of Annam, 10 miles from the mouth of the Hué River, or Truongtien. In 1801 it was strongly fortified by French officers. The heart of the city is occupied by the palace; much of the rest of it is composed of mud huts. Since before Annam became a French protectorate, there has been a French resident at Hué; and since the treaty of Hué in 1884 there is a French garrison in Thuanan, the port of Hué. There is little industry in Hué, which has a population of 30,000 (with suburbs, 50,000), including a number of Chinese. See ANNAM.