Each royal tomb has a particular landscape and a own charm. That of Minh Mang is known for perfect harmony between architecture and its natural environment. He began to be built during his reign (1820-1841) and was completed only in 1843, two years after his death by his successor Thiệu Tri.

The temple Sung Ấn , dedicated to Minh Mang and his wife by his successor, may be achieved through the three terraces and the gate  Hiền Ðức. On the other side of this temple, there are three stone bridges spanning Lake Pure Clarity. (Hồ Minh Trung). The central bridge known as the "bridge of the Intelligence and righteousness" (Trung Ðạo Kiêu , built in marble was used only by the emperor. Pavilion  Minh Lâu (Pavilion of Light) represent the Triad: Heaven,  Human being and the Earth. (Thiên Nhân Ðịa).

From a stone bridge spanning the lake Tân Nguyệt (Lake of the New Moon), one can reach through a gate in bronze, a circular wall symbolizing   the sun and in the middle of this sacred fence it is the tomb of the emperor, a mound of soil surrounded by natural pines.