Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Acecook Vietnam JSC willfund 3.3 billion VND (144,800 USD) for Hue Festival 2018, becoming a gold sponsor for theevent scheduled for April 27 – May 2.
The signing ceremony took place in the central province ofThua Thien-Hue on April 4.
Speaking at the event, General Director of Acecook VietnamKajiwwara Junichi said the company is honour to support the event, adding thatover the past 23 years, it has strived to maintain the value of traditionalcuisine by combining Vietnamese flavour with Japanese technology.
Themed “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development:Hue - One Destination, Five World Heritages”, the biennial event aims topromote art exchanges among cultures and introducing unique values of theculture of Vietnam and Hue, thus boosting service-tourism growth andstrengthening socio-economic development of Thua Thien-Hue.
So far, the Hue Festival 2018 has attracted more than 20international art troupes from various countries, including France, theRepublic of Korea, Israel, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Russia, China and Spain.
The old capital city of Hue owns five UNESCO heritages,including Hue Complex of Monuments, Hue Royal Court Music, Woodblocks of NguyenDynasty (1802-1945), Nguyen Dynasty's royal documents and the royal literatureon Hue royal architecture.
As Hue served as the imperial city under the Nguyen Dynasty(1802-1945), the festival will reenact royal celebrations and events such asRoyal Night, Orient Legends and the Nam Giao ritual.
In addition, many side events will be held, such as the HueScience Festival (organised by the Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy),International Gastronomy Fair, beer carnival, International Trade Fair,Splendid Taste of Ancient Village in Phuoc Tich, traditional boat race on Huong(Perfume) River, kite festival, Tam Giang Lagoon Fantasy and Hue PoetryFestival.
Exhibitions taking different themes include ‘the poetry onHue royal architectural works inscribed on truc chi (bamboo pulp) paper’,‘colours of Bat Trang pottery’, ‘orchids and bonsai’, ‘old car exhibition’ and‘cultural heritage with integration and development’.
Various sight-seeing tours offer more fantastic journeys todiscover local attractions such as Lang Co beach and Tam Giang Lagoon.
Hue Festival has taken place every two years starting from2000, bringing together excellent arts companies with unique performances fromacross the world.
This year, the province hopes to welcome about 4.2 millionvisitors, up 10 percent year on year, and earn tourism revenue of 4.2 billionVND, a rise of 15 percent.-VNA
The signing ceremony took place in the central province ofThua Thien-Hue on April 4.
Speaking at the event, General Director of Acecook VietnamKajiwwara Junichi said the company is honour to support the event, adding thatover the past 23 years, it has strived to maintain the value of traditionalcuisine by combining Vietnamese flavour with Japanese technology.
Themed “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development:Hue - One Destination, Five World Heritages”, the biennial event aims topromote art exchanges among cultures and introducing unique values of theculture of Vietnam and Hue, thus boosting service-tourism growth andstrengthening socio-economic development of Thua Thien-Hue.
So far, the Hue Festival 2018 has attracted more than 20international art troupes from various countries, including France, theRepublic of Korea, Israel, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Russia, China and Spain.
The old capital city of Hue owns five UNESCO heritages,including Hue Complex of Monuments, Hue Royal Court Music, Woodblocks of NguyenDynasty (1802-1945), Nguyen Dynasty's royal documents and the royal literatureon Hue royal architecture.
As Hue served as the imperial city under the Nguyen Dynasty(1802-1945), the festival will reenact royal celebrations and events such asRoyal Night, Orient Legends and the Nam Giao ritual.
In addition, many side events will be held, such as the HueScience Festival (organised by the Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy),International Gastronomy Fair, beer carnival, International Trade Fair,Splendid Taste of Ancient Village in Phuoc Tich, traditional boat race on Huong(Perfume) River, kite festival, Tam Giang Lagoon Fantasy and Hue PoetryFestival.
Exhibitions taking different themes include ‘the poetry onHue royal architectural works inscribed on truc chi (bamboo pulp) paper’,‘colours of Bat Trang pottery’, ‘orchids and bonsai’, ‘old car exhibition’ and‘cultural heritage with integration and development’.
Various sight-seeing tours offer more fantastic journeys todiscover local attractions such as Lang Co beach and Tam Giang Lagoon.
Hue Festival has taken place every two years starting from2000, bringing together excellent arts companies with unique performances fromacross the world.
This year, the province hopes to welcome about 4.2 millionvisitors, up 10 percent year on year, and earn tourism revenue of 4.2 billionVND, a rise of 15 percent.-VNA
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