Hue Festival 2018 seeks more funding

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The central province
of Thua Thien-Hue is appealing for more financial resources to organise the
10th Hue Festival, which is scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 2.
The province has signed cooperation agreements
with five main sponsors for the festival, namely Acecook Vietnam Joint Stock
Company, Carlsberg Vietnam Trading Co., Ltd., the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development’s branch in Thua Thien-Hue, the national flag carrier
Vietnam Airlines and aviation firm Jetstar Pacific Airlines, with total funding
of more than 21.3 billion VND (936,135 USD).
Director General of Acecook Vietnam Kajiwwara
Junichi said this is the first time his company has joined the festival. It
hopes to help international friends access the unique and diverse gastronomy of
Vietnam through the festival.
Within the framework of the festival, Carlsberg
will hold a beer festival offering local and foreign beers.
Themed “Cultural heritage with integration and
development – Hue one destination, five world heritages”, the Hue Festival 2018
is expected to draw international art troupes from France, the Republic
of Korea, the UK, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Russia, Belgium and China.
A wide range of activities will be held as part
of the event including a Buddhism cultural programme, a national festival of
“Hat Van” or “Chau Van” (a traditional art form that combines singing and
dancing), a music show featuring songs of late musician Trinh Cong Son, a
scientific festival, an international trade fair, a cuisine fair and a poem
festival.
Hue, which was the imperial capital of Vietnam for over 100 years, is home to five heritages recognised by UNESCO, namely the Hue ancient citadel relic complex – a World Cultural Heritage site; Nha Nhac (Hue royal court music)- an intangible cultural heritage item; Nguyen Dynasty’s wood blocks – a documentary heritage item; Nguyen Dynasty’s Chau ban (royal administrative documents) – part of the Asia-Pacific Register of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme; and literature on Hue royal architecture - a documentary heritage.-VNA