Under the scorching sun, taking his hands to carefully remove the paper from the stele’s surface, researcher Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dan's eyes continued to follow each line from top to bottom. Each line of Chinese characters, architectural patterns... in turn appeared on the paper as if drawing the past to the present, making viewers emotional.

After having gone through 13 king reigns, the Nguyen Dynasty left to Hue heritage a huge volume of mausoleums and royal tombs, many of which bring unique historical, architectural, and cultural values such as Gia Long, Minh Mang, Tu Duc, and Khai Dinh royal tombs, etc. This is one of the factors helping Hue to be always attractive to tourists.

The conservation of architecture and heritage city (HC) landscape plays a critical role in concretizing the target of turning Hue into a centrally-run city. On this issue, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong had a talk about the conservation of architecture and HC landscape.

Porcelain mosaics on architectural constructions appeared in the 17th century and thrived in the Nguyen era when many important constructions such as Thai Hoa palace (the Palace of Supreme Harmony) and royal mausoleums were built, making them look more elegant and luxurious.

On the morning of May 21, at Phuoc Tich Ancient Village (Phong Dien District), the Management Board of Architectural Relics and Art of Phuoc Tich Ancient Village organized the " Old Scent of the Ancient Village" market 2022.

"Hue Architectural Heritage through Drawings - Document of the Institute of Monument Conservation” is a publication recently published by the Institute of Monument Conservation belonging to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, (formerly the Central Workshop of Monument Preservation and Repair, Monument Design and Repair Center.)

For exchanging information, sharing opinions as well as showing their love for heritage, lovers of the Ancient Capital have created Hue Then & Now - an attractive and interesting forum for those falling in love with Hue history, culture, architecture, and heritage landscape.

On the afternoon of March 21, the Institute of Conservation of Monuments introduced the publication “Hue architectural heritage through drawings - Materials of the Institute of Conservation of Monuments” to managers and researchers in Hue. Mr. Phan Ngoc Tho, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee attended the event.

With many majestic constructions, elegant poetic campus, and some precious ancient Buddhist artifacts, Thien Mu Pagoda is a wonderful beauty spot that deserves to be ranked among well-known religious and architectural monuments of Vietnam and the world.

“The Journey on sketching Hue heritages 2022” was an activity opened by Hue Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the Writer’s Association, the Provincial Fine Arts Association, and Ha Noi Urban Sketching Group on the afternoon of March 18.