Hue citadel

Hue citadel gets facelift in preparation for festival

Thua Thien-Hue – The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has carried out a series of restoration projects on the imperial citadel to prepare for the upcoming Hue Festival 2008.

The restoration on Long Duc, Long An and Voi Re palaces, Minh Mang, Tu Duc, Dong Khanh, Thieu Tri and Ho Quyen royal tombs, Thai Binh Lau (palace), Gia Long stele house and Hiem Duc Mon (gate) cost hundreds of billion VND.

The centre had previously provided 1.62 million USD (26 billion VND) to restore Thien Mu pagoda, one of the citadel’s most attractive features.

Some of the funding was granted by international organisations including Monotsukuri University and Waseda Heritage Institute of Japan who donated 1.2 million USD to upgrade the Long Duc palace. Germany ’s Leibniz Association outlaid 355,000 Euro for the restoration of wall paintingsin An Dinh palace.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) also granted close to 155,000 USD to support the first training project on Hue royal music.

Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Director Phung Phu said with these efforts, the Hue imperial citadel has had any danger removed and proved its inherent beauty and history. The historical site brings in around 2.8 million USD (45 billion VND) in tourism revenues each year.
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Hue citadel gets facelift in preparation for festival

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