From April 29 to May 4, the ninth Huế Festival 2016 will be held honouring cultural and historical values of the former capital city.
The festival will celebrate the founding of Thuận Hoá, Phú Xuân, Thừa Thiên – Huế themed “710 years of Thuận Hoá, Phú Xuân, Thừa Thiên – Huế; Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”.
Artistic performances of Vietnamese and foreign artists from several countries, including the US, Denmark, Mexico, Russia and the UK, will be organised in the Huế Citadel, An Định Palace and other places.
The festival, which is held every two years, and was organised for the first time in 2000, also includes exhibitions and fairs, art activities and traditional games.
The central province of Thừa Thiên – Huế received 470,468 tourists in the first two months of the year, including 175,740 foreigners, up 6.24 per cent against the same period last year.
Source:news.com.vn