On the morning of April 17, the Provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to receive a mandarin’s hat and a Nhat Binh ao-dai of the Nguyen Dynasty. The antiques were won at an overseas auction and donated by Sunshine Group Joint Stock Company to be displayed at Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities.

According to Hue Monuments Conservation Center, two antiques, which are a mandarin’s hat and a Nhat Binh ao dai in the Nguyen Dynasty, were brought back to Hue on April 9. These antiques are being preserved at Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities.

Inspired by folk paintings, royal fine art motifs, and paintings, the designer Viet Bao himself printed and dyed the fabric to design many Ao Dai models bearing Hue's own cultural identity.

Few people think that common fishy ingredient can be used to make that strange che (a sweet dish). But more than that, in Minh Mang’s era, Thai Y Vien (the Medical Institute) studied and adjusted the ingredients to make it one of the 25 royal sweet dishes.

From skillful and talented hands, the women of the Ancient Capital knew how to delicately blend the properties and flavors of ingredients into medicinal sweet soups, which have the effect of promoting health.

On the morning of December 27, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology established a consulting conference to assign the Center for Flowers and Ornamentals Research and Development, the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute to carry out a scientific thesis at provincial level on “Research on Conservation and development of Hue’s yellow apricot blossom (Hue royal apricot)".

According to some culinary artisans, fruit-shaped mung bean cakes originated from the royal court. They are also known as the "noble" cakes, as the artisans have to spend a lot of effort and enthusiasm to make the cakes.

It is not surprising that two feature films set in Hue won awards at the 22nd Vietnam Film Festival, which had just taken place in Hue. The film "Dreamy Eyes", portraying an ordinary life, won the Golden Lotus Prize, and the film "Camellia Sisters V", portraying a luxurious royal setting, won the prize of the Organizing Committee.

Ms. Le Thi Thanh Huong, from Kim Long ward (Hue City) is one of the few people who still know and preserve the way to make pháp lam-color cakes in the area. It is because this cake, originated from the royal court, requires meticulousness, from kneading the dough, choosing jams, especially how to arrange the box from 6 pieces, one color each harmoniousy, square and spectacularly.