Hue Festival 2014 plans diverse celebrations
(VOV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee have introduced the programme for the 2014 Hue Festival at a December 12 press conference in Hanoi.
The eighth iteration of the festival, themed “Integrating and Developing Cultural Heritage”, will take place in Thua Thien Hue Province from April 12–20, 2014.
The festival will encompass exhibitions, Hue kite flying demonstrations, calligraphy, rowing races, art installations and street art, music, scientific seminars, a tourism fair, and a festival for disadvantaged children
Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ngo Hoa said a meeting of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts has been scheduled to coincide with the festival.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has designated the festival an official cultural and art exchange program between East Asian and Latin American nations, he said.