Hue Festival 2016 attracts record high number of tourists

In the closing ceremony, Hue Citadel became an international stage with the participation of many countries in the world. The closing ceremony brought about a contemporary breath and was greatly inspiring. It showed a modern face of Hue in addition to the appreciation and preservation of traditional values. Tourism development around cultural fundament is a long term strategy that Huế has been pursuing and concretize in the 9 festivals it's held so far. This raises promising and innovative ideas in hosting the next festival as well as  in promoting local tourism. Hue Festival this year attracted a record high number of tourists with about 250,000.