5th Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival opens

Ministry of Culture and Information,
21 November 2008, Viet Nam

The opening ceremony of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival will take place at the Vietnam Culture-Art Exhibition Centre in Hanoi tonight, November 21, with a show featuring the culture of Hue ancient capital.
Running from November 23-25, the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Festival will include two major parts: the Hue cultural week and Return to the origin Day 23/11.

The organisers chose Hue culture as the topic of the festival to celebrate the 15th year Hue ancient capital is recognised as a world cultural heritage and the 5th year Hue royal court music is recognised as an intangible masterpiece of humankind.

The festival will close on November 25 in the evening with a closing ceremony and Hue royal court music and dance show.

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