Int’l performers set for Huế Festival

March 11, 2016 - 09:00

The ninth Huế Festival 2016 will be held from April 29 to May 4, honouring cultural and historical values of the former capital city.

Variety show: The festival, which is held every two years and was organised for the first time in 2000, also includes exhibitions, fairs, traditional games and other art activities. - Photo huefestival.com

The ninth Huế Festival 2016 will be held from April 29 to May 4, honouring cultural and historical values of the former capital city.

Themed “710 years of Thuận Hoá, Phú Xuân, Thừa Thiên – Huế; Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the festival will celebrate the founding of Thuận Hoá, Phú Xuân, Thừa Thiên – Huế.
Artistic performances of Vietnamese and foreign artists from several countries, including the US, Mexico, Denmark, the UK and Russia, will be organised in the Huế Citadel, An Định Palace and other places.

The festival, which is held every two years, and was organised for the first time in 2000, also includes exhibitions and fairs, traditional games and other art activities.    

The central province of Thừa Thiên – Huế received 470,468 tourists in the first two months of the year, including 175,740 foreigners, up 6.24 per cent against the same period last year.-VNS

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