Hue offers a wealth of experiences that invite people to unwind and restore their mental balance. Finding relaxation through sound is emerging as a new option, where the sound of bells, rhythmic beats, and vibrations help listeners relax, temporarily leave their daily worries behind and reconnect with their bodies and emotions.

It now takes less than 30 seconds to buy an admission ticket, tap a phone against an NFC station to learn about a heritage site, or scan a QR code to listen to an electronic guide. Exploring Hue’s heritage is becoming possible through an expanding range of new approaches.

On the evening of May 18, along the bank of the Huong River - section between Thuong Bac Park and Truong Tien Bridge, the third edition of the community music program “Di mo, nghe chi?” (“Where shall we go, what shall we listen to?”) took place in a romantic atmosphere, drawing large crowds of locals and visitors.

On the evening of April 16, the music show titled “Đi mô? Nghe chi?” (Where to Go? What to Listen) Episode 2 took place in the area by the poetic Huong River, attracting a great number of locals and visitors coming to enjoy performances.

On the afternoon of January 29, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Trung, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of Hue City Party Committee; and Mr. Nguyen Chi Tai, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hue City, chaired a working session with the Party Committees of four communes and wards, including Quang Dien, Dan Dien, Phong Quang, and Hoa Chau.

The heritage space of Hue’s Imperial Citadel is being retold in a new language, the language of technology. At the Royal Treasury Palace, stories of the past are no longer meant solely to be observed, but also to be touched, listened, and experienced, opening up a gentle, emotionally resonant way of engaging with the heritage of Hue Ancient Capital.

Hue City Department of Tourism has just presented a new function called “Tourism Narration” into the Visit Hue application. This digital technology solution offers tourists an easier way to explore and listen to stories about Hue Ancient Capital’s heritage.

Born in 1987, Pa Co man Nguyen Xuan Bay from Ra Looc village - A Soc hamlet, Hong Bac commune (now A Luoi 2 commune) came to traditional music with a pure, instinctive love. “I learned by myself, I felt for myself, and I listened the rhythms that echoed from village festivals, through the hands and breaths of the elders, then practiced on my own,” Bay shared.

From September 12 to 14, the City Women’s Union, in collaboration with the Women’s Unions of Quang Dien, Phu Xuan, and Vy Da organized the forum “Listening to Children - Protecting Children in Cyberspace”, with the participation of 300 women members who have children under 16 years old.

On September 10th, Hue City Women’s Union, in collaboration with Phu Xuan Ward Women’s Union, organized the forum “Listening to Children - Protecting Children in Cyberspace” for officials and members of the Phu Xuan Ward Women’s Union. ​