Culture

Thanh Hoa Museum, located on Truong Thi St., Thanh Hoa City, was established in 1983. A special thing of the museum is there are many 1:1 stone artifacts on display on campus such as statues of people and animals in the Le Dynasty's times, cannons of the Nguyen Dynasty, etc.

This expansion is expected to take place in 2018 to find out more about the scale and the layout of the stacked stone foundation, and carefully study the function of this architectural structure.

In both the East and the West, the circle is of important significance not only in conception but also in decoration and architecture.

Agreeing with the imperial court, from Hue Capital, King Minh Mang ordered: "Costume will be changed from next Spring. Harassment of any sort on any excuse is strictly prohibited."

For many consecutive years, the College of Culture and Art has not been able to recruit any students for its tuồng class, raising concerns for the future of this art form. In order to preserve Hue tuồng, the Theatre of Hue Traditional and Royal Art is trying to train the next generation of tuồng performers.

Truc (bamboo) represents the magnanimity, Chi (paper) is a thread linking the debris and the individuals. Truc Chi is probably considered as the connection between tradition and modernity. The bamboo which is familiar as an evergreen fence around the village from a long time ago suddenly becomes a boat carrying art and transporting culture. Not any longer is that boat bobbing on the lakes, streams or rivers, but crossing the ocean to the far-away lands.

If you pay close attention, you will feel the melancholy in the face of the woman in the paintings of Ai Lan, the beauty of sadness usually lasts longer than the dazzling first impression.

Thieu Tri became King in 1840, but passed away 7 years later (on November 11th, 1847) at the age of 41. The successor, King Tu Duc started the construction of the tomb for King Thieu Tri on February 11th, 1848 with the participation of thousands of workers and soldiers.

Virtual reality park "Finding the lost Imperial Palace" is one of the key projects implemented at Hue heritage sites in 2017. With an investment of about VND 50 billion, the project is a great expectation of high-tech entertainment services to attract visitors to Hue Imperial Palace and create more attractive destinations on the journey to visit heritages of the Central.

Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid plaster with watercolor which has so far been extinct in Vietnam. The fact that German experts are assisting in the restoration of the three items at Phung Tien Temple in the Imperial City using fresco technique, combining with vocational training, is an opportunity for Hue to recover this technique for the conservation of the royal architectural heritage.

After the establishment of the Nguyen Dynasty in 1802, Emperor Gia Long, the first king of the Nguyen dynasty, as well as his successors including Emperor Minh Mang, Emperor Thieu Tri developed many effective policies to improve the agrarian economy. Of those, agricultural water management practices were given the top priority.

The lyrics of Trinh Cong Son and of Nguyen Duy started, in harmony with the ancient music, which is the unique feature of the music and arts exchange program "Vong Co Do" (Nostalgia for Ancient Capital) brought to the audience on the evening of 26/9.

TTH - The contest "Hue - the new perspective" has portrayed the familiar scene of Hue's nature and people through a new and strange angle.

Instead of masonry painting, masonry embossment or ceramic mosaics which are often seen on other constructions, on the screen in the Forbidden Purple City, enameled ceramics are the highlight.

Hue Festival 2018 will take place from April 27 to May 2 with the theme "Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development - Hue: 1 destination – 5 heritages”.