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Preserving heritage is now the top priority of UNESCO and countries having globally-recognised heritage, including Vietnam.

A draft project on “Promoting value and building Hue folk singing into a unique cultural tourism product in 2020-2025” has been proposed by the Department of Culture and Sports in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Instead of sticking to traditional rituals, an increasing number of Vietnamese families take the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) as an opportunity for traveling.

The Hue royal court music has been recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity in 2003.

The three central localities - Da Nang City, Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam - will work together to revive tourism, one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

After many modern tunes have encouraged citizens to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic, now it is the turn of traditional Vietnamese music. One of the earliest works is a song entitled Tieu Diet Corona (Destroy Corona) by Xam Ha Thanh (Hanoi buskers’ singing group).

45 years since its liberation, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has obtained numerous achievements in all spheres.

The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosphere of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.

Vietnam’s legal system through different periods of time has prescribed the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage.

Bestowed with many UNESCO tangible and intangible heritages, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has huge potential to develop tourism.

Vietnam now has 24 UNESCO-recognised heritage. This heritage reflects the beauty of Vietnam’s natural landscape and the richness of its culture.

The Culture and Sports Department in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has signed an agreement to coordinate with the city’s Education and Training Department to add Ca Hue (Hue folk singing) to the academic curriculum in local schools.

A wide range of activities will be held to celebrate 20 years since Hanoi was recognised as a “City for peace” by UNESCO (July 16, 1999).

A wide range of activities will be held to celebrate 20 years since Hanoi was recognised as a “City for peace” by UNESCO (July 16, 1999).

A festival promoting intangible cultural heritage of humanity in Vietnam will take place in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa from June 14-16.

Hai Au Aviation JSC launched the first seaplane flights between the ancient capital of Hue and its neighbouring city of Da Nang on April 26.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and the Waseda University of Japan reviewed their joint research on cultural, historical and ecological features, potential and special values of the Nguyen dynasty’s royal tombs at a recent meeting.

The Hue ancient capital city in the central province of ThuaThien-Hue served more than 67,870 tourists, including 48,180 foreigners during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from February 2-8, up 177 percent year on year.

The number of visitors to Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is estimated to reach 230,000 during the Tet festival.

The Hue ancient citadel relic complex – a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site – will be open with free admission for domestic visitors during the first three days of the 2019 Lunar New Year (February 5-7).