Vietnam’s National Tourism Year 2015 will take the theme of “Connectingworld heritage” with a series of activities taking place in the northerncentral province of Thanh Hoa, the designated main venue, localofficials announced in Hanoi on December 9.
The programme, slatedto be launched in March, will run throughout the year across theprovince and also attract the participation of 15 cities and provincesthat house world heritage, such as Hanoi capital and Phu Tho and QuangNinh provinces.
Outstanding events include the Japanese CultureDays in January, an international stone sculpture camp in May, a cuisinefestival in June, and other festivals on historical individuals andevents.
The logo for the Year is a circle formed by eighttraditional conical hats representing Vietnamese natural and culturalmasterpieces recognised by the UNESCO with the image of the Ho DynastyCitadel in Thanh Hoa at the centre.
The conical hats representtwo natural heritage sites (Ha Long Bay and Phong Nha-Ke Bang NationalPark), five cultural heritage (the Central Sector of the ImperialCitadel of Thang Long, the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, the Complex of HueMonuments, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary), and one mixedheritage (Trang An Landscape Complex).
The National Tourism Year2015 is a great opportunity for Thanh Hoa to popularise tangible andintangible cultural values and beautiful landscapes of Vietnam and itsown so as to promote the national and provincial images, local officialssaid.
At present, Vietnam is home to 22 world heritagerecognised by the UNESCO, including two natural heritages, five culturalheritages, nine intangible cultural heritages, four documentaryheritages, one geological heritage, and one mixed heritage.
ThanhHoa is located on mountainous-midland, lowland, and coastal terrainswhich are said to be favourable for developing tourism. It strives tomake this industry spearhead its socio-economic development.
Theprovince aims to welcome 100,000-120,000 foreign tourist arrivals and5-5.3 million domestic visitors in the year and earn 158.6 million USDin revenues.-VNA
The programme, slatedto be launched in March, will run throughout the year across theprovince and also attract the participation of 15 cities and provincesthat house world heritage, such as Hanoi capital and Phu Tho and QuangNinh provinces.
Outstanding events include the Japanese CultureDays in January, an international stone sculpture camp in May, a cuisinefestival in June, and other festivals on historical individuals andevents.
The logo for the Year is a circle formed by eighttraditional conical hats representing Vietnamese natural and culturalmasterpieces recognised by the UNESCO with the image of the Ho DynastyCitadel in Thanh Hoa at the centre.
The conical hats representtwo natural heritage sites (Ha Long Bay and Phong Nha-Ke Bang NationalPark), five cultural heritage (the Central Sector of the ImperialCitadel of Thang Long, the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, the Complex of HueMonuments, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary), and one mixedheritage (Trang An Landscape Complex).
The National Tourism Year2015 is a great opportunity for Thanh Hoa to popularise tangible andintangible cultural values and beautiful landscapes of Vietnam and itsown so as to promote the national and provincial images, local officialssaid.
At present, Vietnam is home to 22 world heritagerecognised by the UNESCO, including two natural heritages, five culturalheritages, nine intangible cultural heritages, four documentaryheritages, one geological heritage, and one mixed heritage.
ThanhHoa is located on mountainous-midland, lowland, and coastal terrainswhich are said to be favourable for developing tourism. It strives tomake this industry spearhead its socio-economic development.
Theprovince aims to welcome 100,000-120,000 foreign tourist arrivals and5-5.3 million domestic visitors in the year and earn 158.6 million USDin revenues.-VNA
