Local people offered free entry to Hue Imperial Citadel at night
Thursday, 23/03/2017 18:02 (GMT+7)
On March 22nd, at a seminar promoting the new programme to visit Hue Imperial Citadel at night, director of Hue Relics Preservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai said local people will get free tickets from April 22nd to 29th, and 50% off the ticket price from April 29th.
Accordingly, Hue Imperial Citadel will open to tourists from 19:00 to 22:00 from April 22nd. After the initial period, night tickets will be the same rate as day tickets, at VND120,000 for Vietnamese and VND150,000 for foreigners.
Director of Hue Relics Preservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai introduced the programme
to visit Hue Imperial Citadel at night (Photo source: tuoitre.com.vn)
To enhance the night-time experience, activities that once took place inside the Imperial City will be replicated. These include musical performances, shift change rituals of the old imperial guards, religious offerings and martial arts training by the imperial army.
The pilot programme will run until September 15th to help tourists avoid daytime summer heat and give them more time to experience imperial cultural spaces in the citadel. Several royal rituals will be reinstated to serve tourists./.
Compiled by BTA
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