Đống Đa Mound

This guide to Đống Đa Mound in Hanoi opens on the first day of Tết in 1789, with a Qing dynasty army camped around Hanoi and celebrating early, sure the holiday meant the Vietnamese would not fight. You'll hear how Emperor Quang Trung marched his army north in secret to hit their lines at dawn, what became of the Qing commander who refused to surrender, and the order the emperor gave for the dead left in the fields and lanes of this district. The guide also traces how a dig decades later added still more bones to the mound beneath your feet.