At Hue ancient citadel relic complex (Source: VNA) ThuaThien – Hue (VNA) – The Hue ancient citadel relic complex – a UNESCOWorld Cultural Heritage site – will be open with free admission for domesticvisitors during the first three days of the 2019 Lunar New Year (February 5-7).
Holidaymakers to the Hue ancient capital city on those days will have a chanceto participate in royal games and enjoy calligraphy and martial artsperformances, along with traditional dragon and lion dances.
As part of activities welcoming the arrival of Tet, the biggest and mostimportant festival year-round in Vietnam, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centrewill re-enact the Neu tree planting ceremony, a traditional ritual practisedunder the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on January 28 (the 23rd day ofthe last lunar month).
There will also be an array of activities such as wrapping chung cake (atraditional Tet novelty cake made from glutinous rice).
In 2018, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre earned 381.7 billion VND (16.4 millionUSD) from serving over 3.5 million tourists, up 19 percent compared to thetarget set.
The centre has implemented 24 restoration projects with total investmentexceeding 278.8 billion VND (11.9 million USD).
Hue, the formal imperial capital ofVietnam 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’swood blocks (a documentary heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s royaladministrative documents (part of the Asia-Pacific Register of UNESCO’s Memoryof the World Programme), and literature on Hue royal architecture (anotherdocumentary heritage).
The Hue imperial citadel relic site has beenranked second among the top seven tourist attractions of Vietnam in 2017. –VNA
Holidaymakers to the Hue ancient capital city on those days will have a chanceto participate in royal games and enjoy calligraphy and martial artsperformances, along with traditional dragon and lion dances.
As part of activities welcoming the arrival of Tet, the biggest and mostimportant festival year-round in Vietnam, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centrewill re-enact the Neu tree planting ceremony, a traditional ritual practisedunder the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on January 28 (the 23rd day ofthe last lunar month).
There will also be an array of activities such as wrapping chung cake (atraditional Tet novelty cake made from glutinous rice).
In 2018, the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre earned 381.7 billion VND (16.4 millionUSD) from serving over 3.5 million tourists, up 19 percent compared to thetarget set.
The centre has implemented 24 restoration projects with total investmentexceeding 278.8 billion VND (11.9 million USD).
Hue, the formal imperial capital ofVietnam 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’swood blocks (a documentary heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s royaladministrative documents (part of the Asia-Pacific Register of UNESCO’s Memoryof the World Programme), and literature on Hue royal architecture (anotherdocumentary heritage).
The Hue imperial citadel relic site has beenranked second among the top seven tourist attractions of Vietnam in 2017. –VNA
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