Holidaymakers to the Hue ancient capital city on those days will have a chance to participate in royal games and enjoy calligraphy and martial arts performances, along with traditional dragon and lion dances.

At Hue ancient citadel relic complex.

As part of activities welcoming the arrival of Tet, the biggest and most important festival year-round in Vietnam, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre will re-enact the Neu tree planting ceremony, a traditional ritual practiced under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on January 28 (the 23rd day of the last lunar month).

There will also be an array of activities such as wrapping chung cake (a traditional Tet novelty cake made from glutinous rice).

In 2018, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre earned 381.7 billion VND (16.4 million USD) from serving over 3.5 million tourists, up 19 percent compared to the target set.

The centre has implemented 24 restoration projects with total investment exceeding 278.8 billion VND (11.9 million USD).

Hue, the formal imperial capital of Vietnam for hundreds of years, is home to five heritages recognised by UNESCO, including the ancient citadel relic complex (a World Cultural Heritage site), Hue royal court music (an intangible cultural heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s wood blocks (a documentary heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents (part of the Asia-Pacific Register of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme), and literature on Hue royal architecture (another documentary heritage).

The Hue imperial citadel relic site has been ranked second among the top seven tourist attractions of Vietnam in 2017.

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Traditional festival of Pa Co ethnic group restaged in Thua Thien – Hue

The Aza Koonh traditional festival of Pa Co ethnic group was restaged on December 20 in Hong Van commune, A Luoi mountainous district, Thua Thien – Hue province.

 

Thua Thien-Hue promotes revival of bai choi

Thua Thien-Hue province is fostering the revival of regular bai choi performances in villages that were once familiar with the art form in an attempt to keep it alive.

 

Hue students receive scholarships from Japan

Twenty disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results of the Hue University received Japanese-funded scholarships worth 300 USD each at a ceremony held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 3.

 

Hue city to host international U21 football tourney

The 2018 International U21 Football Tournament run by Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper will be held in the former imperial city of Hue next month.

 

Source: VNA