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Hue seeks to become creative city of UNESCO

A symposium was held in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 22, seeking measures to help the ancient capital achieve a listing in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) thanks to its culinary artistry.
Hue seeks to become creative city of UNESCO ảnh 1Experts in a discussion at the symposium (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – A symposium was held in Hue city in thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 22, seeking measures to help theancient capital achieve a listing in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) thanksto its culinary artistry.

Experts, businesses andindividuals shared experiences of UCCN cities to help Thua Thien - Hue meetthe criteria and soon enroll in the network.

Many said that cuisine is a feasible and suitable approachfor the locality to build a creative city when joining the UCCN.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Director ofthe Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, said  that if Huechooses the culinary field, the process of preparing data for the application in2025 or 2027 will need a systematic implementation roadmap from now, and thecity should gain experience from the Republic of Korea’s Jeonju city.

Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteePhan Ngoc Tho said that Hue's cuisine had as many as 1,700 out of 3,000 dishes inVietnam recorded in the Nguyen Dynasty (1802–1945)'s documents.

Over the past years, the province has made efforts topreserve and promote traditional values, as well as the creativity for culinarydevelopment, thus contributing to creating livelihoods and income for local peopleas well as unique local cultural and tourism products.

This is in accordance with the requirements that UNESCO setsfor candidates to join the network, he added.

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network is a flagship cityprogramme of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which highlight culture and creativity as strategic drivers of sustainableurban development. As of 2022, there were almost 300 cities from around 90countries in the network./.
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