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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hue to become festival city

The Hue City People’s Committee held a ceremony on June 3 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to approve a project to turn Hue city into a festival city.



The ceremony was attended by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh, and representatives from Thua Thien Hue, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces as well as local people.

Addressing the ceremony, Nguyen Kim Dung, chairman of the Hue City People’s Council affirmed that the city will continue to preserve and promote the relics of the former imperial city of Hue and Nha Nhac (Vietnamese Court Music) which was recognized as a world heritage by UNESCO.

Hue Festival is a cultural and tourism event imbued with traditional cultural identities, aiming to expand international exchange and boost socio-economic development, especially tourism.

(Source: VOV)

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