Visitors will be able to enter the Hue Imperial City through Hien Nhon gate from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm on April 26-May 1 to explore Thieu Phuong garden and Phu noi vu (internal affairs office). This will be an opportunity for them to discover the grandeur of the historic architecture and natural surroundings in the mystical evening.
The tourism sector of Hue city is oriented to become a spearhead economic sector, with a sustainable development and in tandem with the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values. In 2025, Hue’s tourism industry aims to welcome around 5 million visitors, with international arrivals accounting for approximately 38–40%, and total revenue reaching about 11.2 trillion VND (434 million USD).
A traditional dance and royal performance at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) in the imperial capital sparked the opening ceremony of the Hue Festival 2024 on June 7, marking one of the most successful cultural events organised in Hue city for 24 years.
Visitors to Hue imperial citadel may be surprised by the splendid, magnificent exterior of Kien Trung Palace, which is being restored by talented porcelain workers in the former imperial capital. The art of porcelain decoration is considered a brilliant “cloak”, breathing life into the unique palace and its Indochinese architectural style.
Through many ups and downs, ten main gates of the Hue imperial city have still stood majestically and added charm to the land of “Than Kinh”, another name of the former capital city.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 10 launched a project to help mitigate risks of natural disasters in Hue imperial city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Through ups and downs, goldsmithing craft in Hue city has seemed to be forgotten. However, thanks to the patience and hard work of many young artisans, the old craft has been revived and thriving.
Hue Imperial Citadel is a component of Hue Imperial City, which was served as a protection layer of the Nguyen Dynasty’s royal palaces and worshipping temples.
Tourist arrivals in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first two months of 2018 rose sharply by 46.6 percent from a year earlier to over 715,960, partly thanks to various activities held during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
More than 70,000 tourists, including 31,500 foreigners, visited relic sites in the Hue Imperial City during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which lasted from January 26 to February 1.
French and Vietnamese experts met recently in Can Tho to discuss how to better preserve the cultural heritage of Vietnam, particularly in the central province of Thua Thien– Hue.
The restored and preserved front building of Trieu To Mieu (Trieu To Temple), part of the ancient Hue Imperial City in Thua Thien-Hue central province, was unveiled on April 29.
As many as 14 typical garden houses in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue will be upgraded in the first phase of a project to preserve and promote the unique values of the houses.
The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) are working hand-in-hand to implement a plan for the Huong River through 2017.
