About 40km north of Hue City, Phuoc Tich ancient village is located in Phong Hoa commune, Phong Dien district. This is the second village in Vietnam to be recognized as a National Artistic Architectural Monument in 2009.

Phuoc Tich ancient village is surrounded by the O Lau river in Phong Hoa Commune, (Phong Dien District), which is 40km north of Hue City. The village was founded in 1470, during the reign of Le Thanh Tong. With its poetic scenery, valuable architecture of ruong houses and garden houses, and unique cultural institutions, etc., the village was recognized as a national relic in 2009. Currently, the functional agencies are preparing a dossier to propose the village to be recognized as a special national relic.

On the evening of June 10th, the Song Huong (Perfume River) Magazine launched a poetry and painting performance program titled “Perfume River - A River of Poetry” to commemorate its 40th anniversary since its establishment and first issue (June 1983 - June 2023).

On the morning of May 23 (5th of the 4th lunar month, of the year of the Cat), the Board of Administration - The Organizing Committee of the Vesak 2567 in Thua Thien Hue Province performed the rite of launching of seven lotus lanterns onto the middle of the Huong River to celebrate the major occasion.

Within the framework of the "Old Scent of the Ancient Village" (Hương xưa làng cổ) festival activities in 2022, on the morning of July 23 at Phuoc Tich ancient village, Phong Hoa commune, Phong Dien district, the Ky Phuoc sacrifice ceremony took place.

Each ceramic artifact carries in itself a story, and thus many of them make a series of stories about a world beneath the river beds. Huong River and O Lau River – the two long rivers in Hue carry in them a huge number of salvage ceramics, reflecting the prestigious history of the land.

On the morning of June 15, an exhibition with the theme "Stories from the rivers" has just been opened to the public by the Provincial History Museum in collaboration with the Huong River Museum of Antique Pottery, at No. 1 23 August Street, Hue City.