In Hue, somewhere on the sidewalk, you can see Prunus Persica blossom trees nestling themselves next to an old tree. Those are Prunus Persica blossom trees that their owners left after Tet (Vietnamese New Year’s Day.)

My mother assisted my father, trying to arrange a few thin apricot branches into an old vase. She lightly sighed and added, “I wonder if we would have any flowers on the New Year's days...”

Not many people have noticed a special thing in this winter in Hue: For the first time ever, in the rainfall updates of the Provincial Commanding Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search & Rescue appears a very strange place, which is Quan Tuong Dai (the Imperial Observatory) in Hue Imperial City. The three words “Quan Tuong Dai” being read out on a rainy day sounds melancholy as if old friends saw each other once again after such a long time.

Hue is attractive and poetic in every season in its own way. The old-day ancient beauty has been now added with colors of festivals organized all year round. These festivals are carefully selected and upgraded, and visitor-friendly.

On January 6, Hue Central Hospital said that the condition of heart transplant patient Phan Duy Q. (23 years old, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province) is progressing positively, getting gradually stable as he can leave the hospital in a few days.

Thanks to the cultural transmission from older generations, young people now begin to recognize and preserve the traditional culture.

Every time I visit Bao Vinh, standing at the Bao Vinh Bridge with the gentle quiet communal house, whose color has been fading with time, behind the old Bodhi tree, I am filled with mixed feelings beyond description.

Quoc Hoc Hue high school was the place where President Ho Chi Minh studied from 1908 to 1909.

Gia Hoi - Dinh market ancient urban area is a unique heritage, bearing elements of the cultural structure of an ancient urban area. It is existing in a constantly changing residential community. Due to both the pressure of modern urbanization and the lack of appropriate conservation and development planning, this area has gradually been deformed. This leads to the destruction of the historical and cultural architectural space of this area, and the cultural tourism resources are being wasted.