Pictured is Xung Khiem Pavilion in Tu Duc Royal Tomb four miles from Hue, Vietnam. The pavilion overlooks Luu Khiem Lake, a man-made lake built for the pleasure of the Emperor. Xung Khiem Pavilion was a pleasure pavilion where the Emperor Tu Duc could sit at his leisure with his concubines, writing verse and reading their compositions. On the right in the picture is Tinh Khiem Island which was stocked with small game the emperor could hunt at his pleasure. The complex was built between 1864 and 1867.
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