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The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has held a wrestling bout as a recreation event during the new lunar year.

A festival dedicated to Mother Au Co – the legendary mother of Vietnam – opened in Hien Luong commune of Ha Hoa district, the northern province of Phu Tho, on February 22.

The Tich Dien (Ploughing Festival), an annual festival held on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to pray for a year of bumper harvests, opened in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam on February 22.

Ly Son Island, 30km off the coast of central Quang Ngai province, has had a face-lift since connecting to the national power grid in 2014. But while islanders have benefited from the rapid changes, serious environmental challenges are also arising.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put many efforts to preserve and restore relics of the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Hue Monuments in Hue city, the former royal capital of Vietnam, over the past two decades.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre will offer free tickets for Vietnamese visitors during the first three days of the 2018 Lunar New Year (February 16-18).

The 170-year-old An Phu Pagoda at the foot of Chanh Hung Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 8 is an attractive destination for foreign visitors to the southern city.

The Flag Tower (Ky dai Hue) in the Hue Imperial city of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue is being illuminated by a lighting system under a project funded by the tour service provider Vietravel.

A ceremony to plant Neu pole (a tall bamboo tree with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during Tet) was organised at Hue Imperial Citadel in Thua Thien-Hue province on February 8.

The ancient imperial city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was recognised as an ASEAN Clean Tourist City at the ASEAN Travel Forum and Travex International Tourism Trade Fair in Thailand at the end of January.

The 10th Hue Festival will take place from April 27 to May 2, according to Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Nguyen Van Cao.

Vietnamese visitors to the Hue Imperial Relic Site will be exempted from buying ticket during the first three days of the 2018 lunar year (February 16 to 18), said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 320,000 visitors, including 262,000 foreigners, in January, a year-on-year surge of 30 percent.

The Siberian Patterns folk dance ensemble from Russia has registered to perform in the Hue Festival 2018, announced the organising committee on January 21.

Art troupes from at least 12 countries as well as Vietnam are scheduled to perform in the biennial Hue Festival scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 2 in the former royal city of Hue.

The Dien Hai Citadel in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a National Special Relic, one of the 10 approved by the Prime Minister early this week.

Fascinating performances by artists from different countries will highlight Hue Festival 2018, which will take place from April 27 to May 2 in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A meeting was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 15 to review the dissemination of information about the country’s sea and islands for 2013-2017.

Members of the National Heritage Council have agreed to recognise Dien Hai Citadel in the central city of Da Nang as a National Special Relic.

The Hanoi Museum on November 23 introduced for the first time four groups of Thang Long – Hanoi national treasures on the occasion of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).