The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosphere of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The Hue Imperial Citadel in the centralprovince of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosphere of traditionalVietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.
According to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, the Cay Neu (bamboo pole)erecting ceremony will be held at Trieu Mieu, The Mieu and Long An palace onJanuary 17 or the 23rd day of the last lunar month to announce the arrival ofTet.
The “Ancient fragrance of Tet cake” programme, which features a banh chung andbanh tet making competition, is scheduled on January 18. Meanwhile, the flagtower will be lit up and cannons will be fired on New Year Eve.
The centre will offer free entry to its monuments during January 25-27, givinglocals and tourists access to the former royal city. These days, visitors willhave a chance to watch the Changing of Guards at Ngo Mon Gate, dragon dance,performances of nha nhac (Hue royal court music), royal games and calligraphyat Thai Hoa palace’s courtyard.
On the last day of the Tet festival, the bamboo pole will be taken down, endingthe holiday. The same day, The Mieu and Long An palace will host the Khai An(Opening Seal) ceremony to start a new working year.
In recent years, Hue has emerged in the Vietnamese tourism map as a heritagedestination where traditional rituals and cultural quintessence of the NguyenDynasty (1802 - 1945) have been well preserved.
The Hue Imperial Citadel was recognised as World Cultural Heritage Site byUNESCO in 1993. Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam for over 100 years,is home to five UNESCO heritages, including the ancient citadel relic complex(a World Cultural Heritage site), Hue royal court music (an intangible culturalheritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s wood blocks (a documentary heritage item),Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents (part of the Asia-PacificRegister of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme), and literature on Hueroyal architecture (another documentary heritage).
In 2020, the province’s tourism sector strives to welcome 5-5.2 millionvisitors, 40-45 percent of whom are foreigners. Total tourism revenue isexpected at some 12 trillion VND (518.7 million USD)./.
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