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VietNamNet Bridge – This vehicle was the gift of Emperor Thanh Thai to his mother – Queen Mother Tu Ming to use in the royal garden. After the Queen Mother died, King Thanh Thai sold the rickshaw to a French soldier in 1907 to get money to buy a car.
On April 22, the Center for Preservation of Hue Relics opened the exhibition “The reception space of the Queen Mothers of Nguyen Dynasty and the rickshaw of Queen Mother Tu Ming” in Dien Tho Palace, Hue Royal Citadel.
 The rickshaw is made of wood, 136 cm high, 230 cm long (including the handles), 102cm wide.
 Vietnam bought this vehicle at an auction at Chateau de Cheverny in France last June, for VND1.3 billion (over $60,000).
 The rickshaw is painted in black and inlaid with mother-of-pearl with motifs of flowers and landscapes.
 King Thanh Thai sold this vehicle to a French soldier in 1907, for 400 dong. The king used the money to buy a car.
 In 1914 this rickshaw was exhibited at a trade fair in France. It has returned to Vietnam after over 100 years.
Many antiques of the Nguyen Dynasty are now in the US, France, China, South Korea ...
 A museum in France exhibits a sword of Emperor Gia Long.
 To bring these antiques home, it requires the resources and support of the community.
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