Plans to turn Hue''s historical Vong Canh Hill, part of the UNESCO World
Heritage site, into a park has worried locals that the picturesque ruins
of the former imperial capital city will be vandalised.
Tet has yet to come, but the smell of it lingers in alleys throughout the country.For Vietnamese people, no holiday is as significant as
Tet. It''s an occasion for family res, for worshipping the
ancestors, for taking a once-a-year rest – and...
It rains a lot in Hue during winter. Rain can last
for half a month, casting a shadow over Hue, making the view quiet and
the people passive. However, coffee shops have sprouted up around the
silent former capital, offering cozy spaces to...
Twenty days ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an event that children
are eagerly awaiting for in Viet Nam, craft shops and facilities in
central Hue City are busy manufacturing unicorn heads, costumes and
drums.
In case you want to do something else besides
visiting the heritage sites of the former royal capital Hue, then take a
trip to a place on the city''s outskirts.
Hue, which is among the four localities ed for the 2014 United
Nation Days of Vesak, marked a grand opening ceremony on Saturday night,
gathering thousands of Buddhist followers.
Royal treasures of the feudal Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945) of Viet Nam
are on display in the former capital Hue City, in line with the biennial
cultural Hue Festival 2014.
Central Quang Tri is home to about 80 per cent of the country''s
physically disabled people, but its sports programme has been a "magical
wand" changing the lives of those with disabilities for the better and
creating a few champions in the process.
Sat quietly in the rural outskirts of Hue, Thanh Toan tile-roofed
bridge draws visitors from the city with its own particular charms,
offering something different from its sister Japanese-style bridge in
Hoi An.
Hoi An has been a centre of cultural exchange between neighbouring ASEAN
countries and provinces over the five days of the fifth Quang Nam
Heritage Festival, which came to a close yesterday.
