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Hue, the former imperial capital of Vietnam, is home to many traditional crafts, including special ones originating from mandarin workshops or ancient craft villages specialising in serving mandarins. Through the ups and downs of history, Hue has maintained a rich and unique network of craft villages and is considered a place where the quintessence of Vietnamese crafts has been preserved.

With a long renowned cuisine and various promotional activities, Hue’s dishes are known for their mouthwatering taste and meticulous way of cooking.

Researchers in the former imperial capital city of Hue have voiced their concerns over the new list of 27 prominent ’Indochinese colonial-style’ architectural buildings in the city.

Former imperial capital city of Hue received 1.5 million foreign tourists last year, increasing by 42.5 percent in 2016.

The iconic iron bridge Truong Tien in the former imperial capital of Hue is getting an overhaul in an effort to return it to its design under the era of the country’s last emperor Bao Dai (1926-1945).

Authorities of the central city of Hue have banned the construction of tall buildings near the city’s garden houses, considered an architectural legacy of the former imperial capital.