Free visit to Hue ancient capital relics during Tet
On the 1st, 2nd and 3rd days of the Lunar New Year (February 19 to February 21, 2015), Thua Thien - Hue province will offer free admission to all sites in the Hue ancient capital relics to serve the people and domestic tourists.
During this time, in the Imperial Citadel area, there will be activities such as the Changing of the Guard Ceremony, small music performances, grand music performances, royal games, lion and dragon dances, traditional martial arts performances; at Ngo Mon Square, there will be an art program to celebrate the Party and Spring...
In particular, before that, from February 11, 2015 (ie December 23, Giap Ngo), at The Mieu and Long An Palace (Citadel - Hue), there will be a pole-raising ceremony. This is a cultural and religious activity that opens the cultural activities to serve tourists visiting Hue heritage during the Lunar New Year.
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Trieu To Temple relic in Hue Imperial City. |
On New Year's Eve, Thua Thien - Hue province organized an art program to welcome the New Year of the Goat and fireworks display at Ngo Mon Square - Ky Dai, Imperial City - Hue (from 10 p.m. to 0:15 a.m.); an art program to welcome the New Year of the Goat and fireworks display at Phong Dien town (Phong Dien district); a New Year's Eve gala program at hotels in the province.
In addition, travel agencies in Thua Thien - Hue province have designed and launched attractive tours to serve customers during the Lunar New Year. Vietravel Hue branch has launched the program "Spring travel around the world" connecting love, with domestic tours from 1-2 days, 3-4 days to explore the traditional New Year and visit spring landscapes in regions of the country such as Sapa, Ha Long, Thien Duong - Phong Nha cave, visit the tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap... combined with attractive prizes and promotions.
Up to this point, the number of tourists registering for tours through travel agencies is quite large; mainly the number of tourists from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City to travel to the Central region - Hue. Local tourists registering for tours during this Tet holiday also increased compared to previous years. Travel agencies design their tour products in association with the spring festival activities of Thua Thien - Hue such as Sinh village wrestling, Huyen Tran festival, Du Tien festival in Quang Dien, Phong Dien, visiting craft villages or visiting Hue pagodas...
In 2015, Thua Thien - Hue strives to welcome 3.1 - 3.3 million visitors, of which 1.1 - 1.3 million are international visitors; tourism revenue increases by 15 - 18% (VND 3,100 - 3,200 billion)...
According to news