The logo for the 2015National Tourism Year is a circle formed by eight traditional conicalhats representing Vietnamese natural and cultural heritage recognised bythe UNESCO with the image of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoaprovince at the centre, the provincial People’s Committee and Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on December 30.
The logo features two natural heritage sites of Ha Long Bay and PhongNha – Ke Bang National Park, five cultural heritage of the CentralSector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the Citadel of the HoDynasty, the Complex of Hue Monuments, Hoi An Ancient Town, and My SonSanctuary, and one mixed heritage of Tran An Landscape Complex.
Underthe theme “Connecting world heritage”, the 2015 National Tourism Yearaims to promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage values ofVietnam and Thanh Hoa province in particular to domestic and foreigntourists.
A special art performance will kick start the event which is slated for next March.
Outstanding events include the Japanese Culture Days in January, aninternational stone sculpture camp in May, and a cuisine festival inJune.
In June 2014, the People’s Committee andDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa province launcheda contest to design the logo for the 2015 National Tourism Year. Theorganisation board received 83 entries from across the country. Thefirst prize went to Nguyen Ngoc Huy Man from central Da Nang city.
Located on mountainous-midland, lowland, and coastalterrains, Thanh Hoa province has favourable conditions for developingtourism. The province aims to welcome 100,000-120,000 foreign touristarrivals and 5-5.3 million domestic visitors in 2014 and earn 158.6million USD in revenues.-VNA
The logo features two natural heritage sites of Ha Long Bay and PhongNha – Ke Bang National Park, five cultural heritage of the CentralSector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the Citadel of the HoDynasty, the Complex of Hue Monuments, Hoi An Ancient Town, and My SonSanctuary, and one mixed heritage of Tran An Landscape Complex.
Underthe theme “Connecting world heritage”, the 2015 National Tourism Yearaims to promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage values ofVietnam and Thanh Hoa province in particular to domestic and foreigntourists.
A special art performance will kick start the event which is slated for next March.
Outstanding events include the Japanese Culture Days in January, aninternational stone sculpture camp in May, and a cuisine festival inJune.
In June 2014, the People’s Committee andDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa province launcheda contest to design the logo for the 2015 National Tourism Year. Theorganisation board received 83 entries from across the country. Thefirst prize went to Nguyen Ngoc Huy Man from central Da Nang city.
Located on mountainous-midland, lowland, and coastalterrains, Thanh Hoa province has favourable conditions for developingtourism. The province aims to welcome 100,000-120,000 foreign touristarrivals and 5-5.3 million domestic visitors in 2014 and earn 158.6million USD in revenues.-VNA