A corner of Thua Thien-Hue (Source: VNA) In 2016, the Han script-language poetryon Hue royal architecture was recognised as the world documentary heritage by theMemory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), becoming thefifth internationally acclaimed heritage in Hue in two decades.
Other UNESCO-recognised worldheritages include the Complex of Hue Monuments, Hue royal court music,woodblocks and imperial records of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945).
To tap such advantages, the HueMonuments Conservation Centre has actively popularised “Hue – one destination,five heritages” tours and restored a number of relics at a cost of 129 billionVND (5.6 million USD).
Nearly 130 relics have so farundergone restoration, including Ky Dai, Ngo Mon, Thai Hoa Palace, Hien LamCac, An Dinh Palace, complex of King Gia Long tomb, King Thieu Tri tomb, ThienMu pagoda, among others, which cost nearly 1.2 trillion VND (52.1 million USD),more than 90 billion VND (3.9 million USD) of which was funded by foreignorganisations.
The “Changing of Guards” ceremony,“wedding in royal palace” or “xam huong” (board game) also attracted visitors.
Duyet Thi Duong royal theatre, builtby Emperor Minh Mang in 1826 for performances of royal music, dance and classicaldrama, puts on stage four shows per day.
Recognised as the world’s intangiblecultural heritage since 2003, more than 40 royal court music performances havebeen performed at the theatre.
In 2017, the Imperial Citadel of Huewill be also open from 6:30pm to 10pm, taking visitors to Ngo Mon, Thai HoaPalace, The Mieu, Dien Tho Palace, Truong Sanh Palace, Tu Phuong Vo Su Pavillion,Duyet Thi Duong and Imperial Household Department area.
Director of the centre Phan Thanh Haisaid the centre will arrange more tour guides to give visitors an insight into thecultural, historical and religious values of Hue city as well as remarkablevalues of Hue royal culture, towards developing tourism into a local spearhead sectoras set in the provincial Party Committee’s resolution./.
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