Culture

Escaping the chaos of life, I went to Kim Long, a place where writer Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong had spent his days under the leafy greens of An Hien, a place he lovingly called, “the shelter of the soul.”

Hoanh phi (horizontal lacquered boards) and cau doi (parallel sentences) are indispensable in the worship space in pagodas, communal houses and ancestral houses in Hue. Meticulously carved patterns on them reveal origin and tradition of Hue people handed down through generations.

In the exhibition space at the College of Arts - Hue University, the Third or 2018 Young Artists Exhibition now showcases 52 works by 51 young painters aged under 40. The works are manifested in diverse and unique forms including installation works, drawings, graphics, sculptures in the round and reliefs with a variety of materials.

Coming to Hue Festival 2018, visitors will be immersed in exciting contemporary performances by a unique combination of international and Vietnamese art troupes and artists.

"A glimpse of Tam Giang" is a fine art exhibition being on display at Ta Cafe & Bakery (44 Pham Ngu Lao street, Hue city) from March 19 to May 3.

The target of Thua Thien Hue province by 2020 is to become one of the top destinations in Vietnam and Southeast Asia; by 2030, to make Thua Thien Hue become a destination in the same list with world heritage cities. This development is derived from Hue cultural space.

This was the most prominent and important content evaluated at an international symposium held by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center in collaboration with the Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Waseda University, Japan) on March 20.

Born in Quang Binh, but Hoang Dai Le lived in Hue from adolescence to adulthood. His father used to be a "chef de gare" at such railway stations as Lang Co, Thua Luu, Noong, Truoi, etc. in the colonial time. He was always on the move working from Hue to Tourane (Da Nang,) leaving his children in Hue. Their childhood was thus attached to the land of Perfume River and Ngu Mountain.

To welcome visitors during the Hue Festival 2018, the Le Ba Dang and Diem Phung Thi Arts Center is urgently being renovated at No.17 Le Loi, preparing for displaying artworks by Diem Phung Thi.

The primary objective of Hue Festival is to create a favorable condition for the culture of Hue to integrate, making it possible to become an attraction to tourists. The 10th Hue Festival will be celebrated in this regard.

After the official spring visit to Hue, the departures of the Emperor and Empress of Japan was accompanied by a special gift made by “Truchigraphy” - with the symbolic image of Ngo Mon Gate crafted with sophistication and subtlety.

Not as exciting as many festivals in other parts of the country, Hue still has the traditional folk festivals attracting a lot of visitors everywhere right after the Lunar New Year. There, the beauty of the ancient festival is preserved and promoted in the spirit of the modern times.

On the afternoon of March 9, the "Hope" painting exhibition by Nguyen Thi Quynh Huong, a final-year student of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy was kicked off by the French Institute in Hue.

Nguyen Huu Hoang is a collector of antiquities in Hue, but not everyone knows he is the owner of more than 100 paintings, including many valuable pieces of Indochinese, Gia Dinh, and Ha Noi art.

It seems to be a mismatch between her educational background - an Economics major and the vocation she pursues - quilling, but for Hoang Thi Khanh Dong, the choice was simply made, "I do what I like. Whenever I look at a colorful strip of paper, I have a sudden urge to create something."