According to the Ben Tre Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism, the province hopes to attract 440,000 international
visitors and 560,000 domestic visitors this year and earn revenues of
VND700 billion (US$33 million).
A corner of the roof of Phu Van Lau, a pavilion monument standing in
front of the Imperial Citadel in the former royal capital city of Hue,
collapsed early yesterday morning (May 15).
An ancient stele monument, recently excavated in Thanh Hoai Village in
the northern province of Bac Ninh''s Thuan Thanh District, is believed
the oldest ever found in the country.
An ancient stele monument, recently excavated in Thanh Hoai Village in
the northern province of Bac Ninh''s Thuan Thanh District, is believed
the oldest ever found in the country.
The Hue Monument Conservation Centre is exhibiting 34 posters that tell
the stories of Hue''s royal monuments from the end of feudal era to the
present.
Hue Monument Complex Centre is restoring a percussion instrument that
was used in the royal court music of Hue, in an attempt to popularise
the instrument in performances of royal music.
The life of Vietnamese King Duy Tan – whose short but significant reign
has intrigued the nation''s historians – is being remembered in a photo
exhibition held in the former imperial capital Hue.
A cultural event for overseas Vietnamese returning
for Tet will be held in Ha Noi on February 3, the State Committee for
Overseas Vietnamese Affairs told press this morning.
The Hue Centre for Monument Conservation has thrown
open to tourists An Dinh Palace, where the country''s last king, Bao Dai
of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), and his family lived from 1945 to
1955.
