The highlight of the festival is an art programme that opens up the festival at the Ngo Mon Square on June 25 night.

An art programme at Hue Festival.

The opening ceremony is intended to introduce cultural values and identities of the Hue ancient capital city, and Thua Thien-Hue province at large, which is striving to grow further, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh.

The provincial Department of Tourism said about 200,000 tourists are expected to join activities within the festival.

Hue is home to five UNESCO-recognised world cultural heritages, namely the Complex of Hue Monuments (a world heritage site), “Nha nhac” or Vietnamese court music (Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity), the woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty (part of the Memory of the World Programme), the imperial archives of the Nguyen Dynasty (part of the Memory of the World Programme), and the Literature on Hue Royal Architecture (part of Documentary Heritage in the Memory of the World Programme).

Hue Imperial Citadel to open night street zone from April 22

A night street zone around Hue Imperial Citadel City, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage, will be officially launched on April 22 at Ngo Mon Square, according to the Hue City People's Committee and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

Thua Thien-Hue receives two Nguyen dynasty artifacts

The Centre for Conservation of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 17 received two artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty - a mandarin hat and a dress.

Two Nguyen Dynasty artifacts donated to Thua Thien-Hue province

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Nguyen Van Phuong on April 1 issued dispatch 3088/UBND-VH approving the reception of two artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty donated by a company.

5 Hue dishes certain to satisfy nighttime cravings

One of the ways in which the central town of Hue has held on to its former imperial glory is its cuisine with some royal touches.

Hue to boost night-time tourism from second quarter

Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to Hue Town, will organize a series of cultural activities and art performances at night from the second quarter to diversify nightlife travel experiences.

Source: VNA