On April 24, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Tran Huu Thuy Giang had a courtesy meeting with Mr. Franch Bolgiani, Cultural Attaché of the French Embassy in Vietnam, Deputy Director of the French Institute in Hanoi, on the occasion of his delegation’s visit and working trip to Hue City.

With the theme “Echoes of Books - Resonance of Heritage” a contest exploring the Hue Bookcase, jointly organized by the Hue City Department of Culture and Sports, Hue Institute for Development Studies, and the Institute of Digital Transformation and Learning Resources (Hue University), will take place from April 22 to May 25.

The 5th Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2026, with the message “Books - Knowledge - Aspiration for National Development”, organized by Hue City Department of Culture and Sports, officially opened on the morning of April 21st at Hue City Library (29A Le Quy Don Street, Thuan Hoa Ward).

On April 18, at Secret Affairs Institute - Tam Toa Complex (No. 33, Tong Duy Tan Street, Phu Xuan Ward), Hue Monuments Conservation Center opened the exhibition “Stories from Ancient Manuscripts.” The event responds to Hue Festival 2026 - the Summer Festival themed “The Shining Citadel” and looks ahead to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21).

Following the proposal of Hue City Department of Culture and Sports, Mr. Nguyen Khac Toan, Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee, signed a decision to designate 18 sites across the city as city-level historical and cultural relics. Hue City People’s Committee announced the information on April 17th.

The training course on implementing the “Safe Swimming and Drowning Prevention” Program 2026, organized by the city’s Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Vietnam Sports Administration (the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), officially opened on the morning of April 17 at 12 Hung Vuong Street (Thuan Hoa Ward, Hue City).

On the morning of April 16th, the University of Sciences, Hue University organized a series of activities in response to the 5th “Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day” 2026, attracting a large number of staff, lecturers, and students.

Amid the flow of visitors experiencing the Ancient Capital, the image of Mr. Nguyen Don Long - a male tour guide (born in 1986) wearing the traditional ao dai - quietly tells the story of love for culture, spreading traditional values in a distinct Hue way.

In response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21), on April 13, the Phu Xuan Ward Women's Union officially launched a reading space themed “Phu Xuan - Culture and Heritage”. The space is located at the Community Cultural House, 103 Nhat Le Street.

On the evening of April 12, Hue College held a 2026 Traditional Bunpimay Tet Festival for over 300 Lao students currently studying and living in Hue City.

The ceremony of erecting the nêu pole to welcome Tết inside Huế Imperial Palace was recently re-enacted in accordance with the royal rituals of the Nguyễn Dynasty on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. In the royal life of the past, the nêu pole erecting ceremony (also known as Thướng Tiêu) served as a signal that Tết had arrived. The word 'Tiêu' in Thướng Tiêu means 'the treetop,' symbolizing the highest and most visible point.

With the aim of improving infrastructure, creating landscapes, and adding highlights to the Thien An Hill area to serve residents and tourists, the Thuan Hoa District People’s Committee will continue implementing the Thien An Park project - Dragon Waterfall category in 2025, with a total investment of over 14.3 (fourteen point three) billion VND.

The Ngọ Môn bell, Emperor Duy Tân’s throne, a stone relief from the Minh Mạng era, and a dragon statue from the Thiệu Trị era are four of the 33 artifacts recently recognized as national treasures. According to the decision recognizing the 13th round of national treasures for 33 artifacts, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Thành Long, Huế has four artifacts included on the list. The newly recognized treasures in this round are all original and unique artifacts, possessing exceptional historica

This was the first event of the National Tourism Year, held on the morning of January 1, 2025, at the Great Court of Thái Hòa Palace. The event attracted a large number of domestic and international tourists.

Hải Vân Frontier Post monument was built in 1826 during the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng, located at an elevation of 490 meters on the majestic Hải Vân Mountain. It is a military fortification and one of the most impressive fortress frontier posts in Vietnam.

Christmas is coming, and many coffee shops in the center of Hue City becomedazzling and sparkling, attracting a large number of visitors for celebrations and photo opportunities.

Situated on the Vietnam-China border, Bản Giốc Waterfall is renowned as one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam, being the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia and the fourth largest in the world among waterfalls located along international borders.

Taking place from November 26 to December 10, 2024, the 'Lotus Life' Exhibition showcases 50 selected pieces from 160 lotus-themed photographs captured over 7 years by the photographer Nguyễn Khoa Huy.

After three years of preservation and comprehensive restoration, the Thai Hoa Palace (located within Hue Imperial Citadel), the site of the coronation ceremonies for 13 emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty and the venue for the most important court rituals, was inaugurated on the occasion of Vietnam's Cultural Heritage Day on November 23rd.

Nearly 200 years after Emperor Minh Mang ordered their creation, with the successful casting of the Nine Dynastic Urns in 1837, the value of this national treasure has transcended national and historical boundaries, rightfully earning its place as a world heritage.