
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – About 25,000 tourists visited the Hueimperial relic site in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on National Day(September 2), according to Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation CentrePhan Thanh Hai.
Free entrance tickets were offered to Vietnamese visitor at the imperial palaceand monuments on the day. Meanwhile, local residents received a discount of 50percent from September 1.
A string of royal activities have been restored on the occasion, including “doigac” (changing working shift) festival and ceremonial music performance, Haistressed.
The Vietnamese cultural heritage has been also nudged closer to visitorsthrough exhibitions and royal art programmes, which feature cultural andhistorical values of the site.
The imperial relic site was recognised by UNESCO as a World Intangible CulturalHeritage in 1993. So far, nearly 150 facilities at the site have been upgradedwith total investment of 1.2 trillion VND (52.7 million USD), comprising NguPhung pavilion, Long An palace, The Mieu temple, Tu Duc tomb and Phu Van Laupavilion.
By the end of August, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center welcomed 2.2million visitors, including over 1.1 million foreigners. The centre earned 222billion VND (9.8 million USD) from tourism services in the period.
The Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) has been in top seven tourism attractions ofVietnam in 2017. It has attracted a throngs of visitors thanks to the tour“Hue-One destination- Five heritages”, including the complex of Hue ancientcapital, Hue royal court music, moc ban (wood blocks) and chau ban (royalofficial documents) of Nguyen Dynasty, and poetry in Chinese-language scriptson Hue royal architecture which was recognised as world documentary heritage byUNESCO.
On the occasion of the National Day, Da Nang city also organised a line-up ofcultural, entertaining and tourism activities.
Along with renowned destinations like Ngam Doi, Suoi Hoa, Hoa Phu Thanh, ThanTai Mountain and Ba Na Hills, tourists can choose Lai Thieu Da Nang eco-tourismsite to spend their holiday. For spiritual tourism aficionados, Ngu Hanh Son(Marble Mountain) tourism site will be an ideal place to pay tribute on Vu lan(Ullambana) festival.
Exhibitions and antique fair are also underway in the city.
According to Vice Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Tran ChiCuong, the city expects to receive 14,000 international visitors from September2-4.-VNA
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