Hue Festival to return with cross-cultural performances
Ngo Mon (Noon) Gate, the main entrance to the Imperial City, at night. (Photo: Huefestival.com)
The festival, entitled “Cultural Heritage with Integration and
Development”, is expected to bring to the audience a feast of diverse,
cultural events, ranging from Buddhist celebration of Universal
Illumination, a concert of Trinh Cong Son’s music, Nam Giao offering
ritual, Ao Dai grand show, to street performances, exhibitions, trade
fairs, Hue kite flying, calligraphy and food demos . A dance performance at Hue Festival. (Photo: Huefestival.com)
The Hue Festival is held every two years starting from 2000 to honour the unique cultural and historical values of Hue, Vietnam and Asia through artistic shows.
It is the first contemporary festival in Vietnam developed from the new concept of festival based on festival models from various cities in the world. As a typical cultural tourism event, it brings together excellent arts companies with unique performances from all over the world.
The event this year is part of celebrations for the 710th anniversary of the region, Thua Thien-Hue (formerly known as Thuan Hoa, and then Phu Xuan).-
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