The festival, entitled "Cultural Heritages with Integration and Development" will take place from June 3-11 and coincide with the 700^th anniversary of history in Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien Hue.

Hundreds of cultural and tourism programmes will be launched in Hue city and other neighbouring regions to honour Vietnam’s unique cultural values.

Since the beginning of the year, the number of tourists to Hue has reached nearly 255,000, 23.2 percent more than last year. More than 113,000 of them are from abroad.