National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 will be opened on the banks of the Perfume River

(PLVN) - The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 with the theme "Confession of the River" along with a special art program and a brilliant fireworks display will take place on the evening of March 25, at a floating stage on the Perfume River, Hue City.

The National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 is a significant cultural, economic , social, and tourism event of national and international scale, combined with the Hue Festival 2025, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Hue City (March 26, 1975 - March 26, 2025) and other major national holidays and anniversaries; and in response to and to celebrate Hue becoming a centrally-governed city.

According to the organizers, the opening art program of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 consists of three chapters with the message "The River's Self-Reflection: The Legend of a River; Converging Rivers; The New Flow of Rivers," showcasing the tangible and intangible cultural values, resources, and unique tourism products of Vietnam. At the same time, it aims to promote the Hue Festival 2025, commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the homeland, and celebrate Hue's rise as a centrally-governed city.

Rendering of the floating stage project on the Perfume River.

The spectacular art program, grandly staged and of high artistic quality, featured performances by over 800 actors, singers, renowned artists, and members of the public, along with international art troupes from China and South Korea. The opening night also included many unique and innovative activities such as: drone light shows, electronic water drums, panoramic water fountains, flying dragons, and paragliding.

Ms. Tran Thi Hoai Tram, Director of the Hue City Department of Tourism, said that the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 will take place from 8:10 PM to 9:40 PM on March 25th at the stage on the Perfume River, in front of Quoc Hoc High School. Currently, the local authorities are urgently completing the stage on the water and the grandstand on the shore with a capacity of approximately 5,500 seats for the opening ceremony.

Workers, along with machinery and equipment, are working urgently to complete the stage in time for the opening night.

This event aims to introduce and promote the tangible and intangible cultural values, resources, and unique tourism products of Vietnam in general and Hue City in particular; to strongly promote tourism development linkages between localities; and to unlock resources to more effectively exploit the potential, strengths, and unique advantages of the city to create a comprehensive growth and development of Hue tourism in terms of scale, service quality, number, and structure of tourists, contributing to the effective and sustainable development of tourism in Vietnam in general and Hue City in particular.

The National Tourism Year - Hue 2025, themed “Hue - Ancient Capital, New Opportunities,” will feature activities and events focusing on four main program groups: the Spring Festival “Spring in the Ancient Capital” (January - March); the Summer Festival “The Shining Imperial City” (April - June); the Autumn Festival “Hue in Autumn” (July - September); and the Winter Festival “Winter in Hue” (October - December); with more than 170 national and provincial-level events.

Specifically, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other central agencies organized 8 national-level activities; Hue City chaired 62 activities (including 46 activities under the National Tourism Year program and 16 activities within the framework of Hue Festival 2025); and provinces and centrally-administered cities organized 102 activities in response to the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025.

Thuy Nhung