'Colours of culture' lights up Hue’s streets

'Colours of culture' lights up Hue city’s streets

A street festival, featuring colourful floral floats and foreign dancers, lighted up the streets in the central coastal city Hue on June 26.
'Colours of culture' lights up Hue city’s streets ảnh 1Russian artists perform at “Colours of Culture” street festival in Hue city. (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA)– A street festival, featuring colourful floral floats and foreign dancers, lighted up the streets in the central coastal city Hue on June 26.

The event, part of the ongoing week-long Hue festival 2022, drew the participation of hundreds of artists fromdomestic art troupes as well as those from foreign countries like Russia andBrazil.

Addressing the openingceremony of the three-day event with the theme "Colours of culture", Huynh Tien Dat, deputyhead of the festival’s organising board, said it affirmed and honouredthe cultural values of Vietnam and countries around the world.

Performances witha variety of cultural colours, resonated with the enthusiastic cheers of localresidents and visitors, create a vibrant atmosphere on the streets of Huecity, he said.

The Hue Festival 2022 runs from June 25-30 with eight major programmes and many sidelines events invarious locations along the city's famous Huong River./.

VNA

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