Recently, the People's Committee of Hue City and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, Thua Thien Hue Province organized the opening ceremony of Hue Imperial City Night Street. The location has attracted the attention of many tourists and Hue people.
Mr. Vo Le Nhat, Chairman of Hue City People's Committee, said that the Imperial City Night Street was organized to further promote the development of tourism - services, economy - society in the area. Every visitor coming here will experience the unique royal culture and folk culture of Hue that cannot be found anywhere else.
So, what are the special features of Hue Imperial City night market compared to other night tourism products?
1. A place to display and recreate traditional heritages
With the aim of recreating an ancient Hue, the Hue Imperial Citadel walking street is divided into 4 main spaces with different activity themes such as: ancient Hue space displaying traditional handicraft activities; royal court space with royal court performances, changing of guards...; Hue folk space with activities such as organizing bai choi, buying and selling Thanh Tien paper flowers, fans, conical hats, lotus products...
In the culinary space, Hue's specialties are also sold such as Hue sweet soup, Hue cakes, Hue products, tea, medicinal herbs, spices...
In addition, the night street area is encouraged to hang Hue lanterns and decorative lights (do not use white light) to create highlights and a nostalgic feeling typical of the street.
And most especially, perhaps only in Hue, visitors will admire the traditional ao dai gracefully and naturally worn by the saleswomen and the people attending.
2. Promote and introduce cultural and artistic identity
At the walking street of Hue Imperial City, unique art activities imbued with royal and folk culture took place with a variety of forms such as the changing of the guard ceremony in the Ngo Mon area, "Nostalgia for ancient Hue", Hue songs, excerpts from Hue opera "Tran Bo takes a concubine", "Troi tro" and "Mat tuong", puppetry, "Bat tien hien tho" dance, rice pounding song, Chau van...
At the booths are handicrafts, fine arts, traditional Hue ao dai, kites, drums, Thanh Tien paper flowers, fans, conical hats, lotus products...
Furthermore, visitors coming here can join in the lively atmosphere at community art performances such as statues, street music, bamboo flute performances, bai choi...
3. "Special" sellers
Another special feature of the walking street is that the People's Committee of Hue City creates preferential conditions for the poor to do business here. In addition, the city will continue to search for and invite artisans - those who practice traditional crafts that were thought to have been lost - to the street. This will be the driving force to promote the development of the local economy and promote the cultural and humanistic values of the ancient capital.
4. Say "no" to alcoholic beverages
Different from other night tourism products in general and walking streets in particular that are being implemented in many localities, Hue Imperial City night street is built on the foundation of traditional cultural elements, imbued with the Royal Court and folklore of Hue.
Therefore, the walking street will say "no" to the sale of alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine to tourists who come to have fun and visit.
Joining in the bustling atmosphere of the walking street, photojournalist Le Huy Hoang Hai shared: “Hue has another interesting place for tourists to have fun at night, erasing the idea that Hue is very sad at night. The space of the Imperial City walking street is very beautiful, just need to add a little more light around the citadel wall area, add more Hue cuisine, this will be an area that attracts many tourists when coming to Hue”.
Building tourism products using local cultural materials such as the Imperial City Night Street will create a unique economic and cultural space for the ancient capital, bringing interesting experiences to tourists; at the same time, contributing to promoting beautiful images of people and a cultural land with a rich history and unique culture, with many world heritages recognized by UNESCO.
More information
The Imperial City Night Street is organized on two main streets: 23-8 Street (in front of Hue Imperial City) and Le Huan. This is a cultural tourism product combining a walking street with art programs, exhibitions, culinary businesses and unique traditional craft products.
Hue Imperial City Night Street opens from 7pm to 11pm every Friday and Saturday. This is the third walking night street in Hue City after the street along the Perfume River and the Western street Chu Van An - Vo Thi Sau - Pham Ngu Lao.
Hoang Thanh Night Street has 3 main stages, 4 community performance venues and 27 stalls selling and displaying traditional handicraft products.
