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Lights over citadel: a dazzling night draws 10,000 to Hue live show

Lights over citadel: a dazzling night draws 10,000 to Hue live show

Over 10,000 people gathered at Ngo Mon Square to enjoy a night of light shows created by French artists at the Hue Imperial Citadel, a symbol of the ancient capital.
Digital art exhibition inspired by Hue's historic legacy

Digital art exhibition inspired by Hue's historic legacy

Thousands of homes to be removed from old Hue

Thousands of homes to be removed from old Hue

Hue museum a treasure house of Nguyen Dynasty antiques

Hue museum a treasure house of Nguyen Dynasty antiques

Inside the UNESCO-recognized Imperial Citadel, the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum stores over 11,000 antique artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam’s last ruling family, including 33 recognized as national treasures.
November 21, 2022 | 08:21 pm PT
Vietnam seeks to make Hue Asian tourist hub

Vietnam seeks to make Hue Asian tourist hub

The government wants royal relics to be preserved and tourism facilities upgraded to turn Hue into a "city of festivals and Asia's cultural and tourist hub" by 2045.
October 19, 2022 | 07:31 pm PT
Hue Imperial Citadel flooded

Hue Imperial Citadel flooded

Heavy rains and floodwater from upstream the Huong River flooded Hue Imperial Citadel Saturday, submerging many royal relics by half a meter.
October 15, 2022 | 06:52 am PT
Hue to allow in foreign tourists

Hue to allow in foreign tourists

Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to Hue town, has got the green light from the government to allow in foreign tourists under an ongoing trial program.
February 20, 2022 | 09:26 pm PT
Hue renovates Nguyen Dynasty altar

Hue renovates Nguyen Dynasty altar

Renovation of Hue's Nam Giao Esplanade, where Nguyen kings offered their annual prayers, has started and is expected to complete in 2023.
June 25, 2021 | 11:30 pm PT
Inside the deteriorating Hue royal palace

Inside the deteriorating Hue royal palace

Thai Hoa Palace, part of the UNESCO-recognized Hue Imperial Citadel, has been badly deteriorating.
June 3, 2021 | 04:00 pm PT
Excavation to assess state of crumbling Hue royal palace

Excavation to assess state of crumbling Hue royal palace

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has allowed archaeological excavation inside Hue’s crumbling Thai Hoa Palace to assess its foundation and brick system.
June 1, 2021 | 08:16 pm PT
Imperial Lunar New Year ceremony graces Hue

Imperial Lunar New Year ceremony graces Hue

The Grand Audience Ceremony of the Nguyen Dynasty at Tet was reenacted on Tuesday in the former imperial town of Hue in a bid to preserve the royal tradition.
February 3, 2021 | 04:01 am PT
Floodwaters swamp Hue Imperial Citadel

Floodwaters swamp Hue Imperial Citadel

Prolonged heavy rains and upstream floodwater from the Huong River have engulfed the UNESCO heritage Hue Imperial Citadel, a top tourist destination in Vietnam.
October 13, 2020 | 01:19 am PT
Colors of Hue Imperial Citadel help video win tourism competition

Colors of Hue Imperial Citadel help video win tourism competition

'The beauty of Nature, Culture and Humans', a video that depicts the charms of ancient town Hue, has won the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's tourism promotion contest.
October 1, 2020 | 07:33 pm PT
An unclassified peak inside Nguyen Dynasty library

An unclassified peak inside Nguyen Dynasty library

Under the Nguyen Dynasty, Vietnam's last royals, a library built on a lake in Hue Imperial Citadel safeguarded classified documents.
January 26, 2020 | 04:00 am PT
Cultural fest to usher in Tet at Hue citadel

Cultural fest to usher in Tet at Hue citadel

The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central town of Hue will host a fortnight-long cultural fest recalling Tet traditions during the feudal era.
January 15, 2020 | 01:47 am PT
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