Building Hue into a Cultural and Tourism Hub of Southeast Asia

Building Hue into a Cultural and Tourism Hub of Southeast Asia

Now that Hue has become a centrally governed municipality, the task is no longer simply to preserve a heritage city well. Hue must turn its cultural depth into development capacity and its distinctive advantages into competitiveness...
Desire for peace and harmony

Complying with conventions and artistic senses and depending on aesthetic tastes, dragons appear clearly or indistinctly everywhere in Hue's works of art.

Desire for peace and harmony
Restoring Phu Gia traditional fairy swing festival

The restoration of the Phu Gia fairy swing festival is a great effort by cultural researchers and the locals, as Thua Thien Hue's folk festival database no longer has information about this festival.

Restoring Phu Gia traditional fairy swing festival
Broken cups... turn into dragons!

From purchased pieces of broken ceramic bowls, the talented hands of Hue ceramic mosaic artisans have revived the majestic appearance of flying dragons and dancing phoenixes on Hue Ancient Capital's monuments, pagodas, temples.

Broken cups  turn into dragons
Restoring Can Chanh Hall

In the Nguyen's era, Can Chanh Hall was the place where the king held Court Meetings on the 5th, the 10th, the 20th and the 25th of each lunar month.

Restoring Can Chanh Hall
Dragon on Nine Dynastic Urns of Hue

The dragon symbolizes the prosperity and power of the nation, becoming a symbol of the supreme authority of the monarchy, only used in the most solemn places of the palace or major state constructions.

Dragon on Nine Dynastic Urns of Hue
Spring outings at the museums

Many young people shared that visiting museums at the beginning of the year was to seek a peaceful space where they could not only comfortably admire their favorite artworks but also relax after a busy year of work.

Spring outings at the museums
Hue Festival - mission & vision

In the past two years, Hue Festival has operated under a new mechanism, achieving sound effects, attracting more tourists, and eliminating the “overwhelming” impact of festivals.

Hue Festival - mission  vision
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