<P> The imperial court practiced various religions such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism . The most important altar was the Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth, where the monarch would offer each year prayers to the Heaven and Earth . </P> <P> In Huế, Buddhism enjoyed stronger support than elsewhere in Vietnam, with more monasteries than anywhere else in the country serving as home to the nation's most famous monks . </P> <P> In 1963, Thích Quảng Đức drove from Hue to Saigon to protest anti-Buddhist policies of the South Vietnamese government, setting himself on fire on a Saigon street . Photos of the self - immolation became some of the enduring images of the Vietnam conflict . </P> <P> Thich Nhat Hanh, world - famous Zen master now living in France, originates from Huế . </P>

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