Hue Imperial Citadel ranks second among most visited destinations

Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue has been ranked second among top seven tourism attractions of Vietnam in 2017.
Hue Imperial Citadel ranks second among most visited destinations ảnh 1 Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) by night (Source: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Hue ImperialCitadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue has been rankedsecond among top seven tourism attractions of Vietnam in 2017.

Director of the Hue Relics PreservationCentre Phan Thanh Hai said this is the second year in a row the Hue ImperialCitadel has received the title. The most visited tourist site is Thang Long ImperialCitadel in Hanoi.

The Hue Imperial Citadel has attracted alarge number of visitors thanks to the tour “ Hue - One destination – Five heritage”,including complex of Hue ancient capital, Hue royal court music, mocban (wood blocks) and chau ban (official documents) of Nguyen Dynasty(1802-1945),  and poetry inChinese-language scripts on Hue royal architecture which was recognised as worlddocumentary heritage by UNESCO.

Numerous products have been offered to luretourists, such as sight-seeing at Dai Noi by night, Hue traditional cuisinetour, Emperor Dragon Boat tour, community-based tours, among others.

The programme “Dai Noi by night” is designed to providetourists with an experience of ancient royal rituals, traditional dances andart performances as well as Hue traditional crafts and other royal activities. Thetour welcomes between 4,000-9,000 visitors each night. 
Duringthe National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays, the relicsite received more than 30,000 tourists, including over 9,000 foreigners.

In 2017, the province aims to draw between 3.3-3.5million tourists, with foreign visitors accounting for 40-45 percent,generating 3.2-3.3 trillion VND (140.7-145.1 million USD), up 8 percent involume and 3 percent in value from 2016.

By July 10, the Hue Relics PreservationCentre served 1,650,000 tourists, earned 175.4 billion VND (7.7 million USD),up 17.9 percent year on year.-VNA
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