Vong Canh Hill, a check-in spot that attracts tourists. Photo: Nguyen Phong

Change every day

My college friend who lives in Ho Chi Minh City occasionally goes to Hue for work. Every time he does, he usually combines his trips with his family. It has been almost 5 years since he last returned to Hue.

Even though he is a familiar person of the ancient capital, he was quite surprised: “Hue is getting more and more beautiful. Going up to Vong Canh Hill in the afternoon is wonderful. The air is fresh, the hill has been renovated, a viewing platform has been built, there is a walking path system, there are stone benches to sit and rest; completely different from more than 15 years ago, when I was a student, my friends often came here to play. The city center is also much different now, new buildings have been built, many public spaces have been formed. Going out to the Huong River in the evening looks cleaner and more beautiful than before.”

Perhaps for those who have lived in Hue for a long time, the city changes every day, and is too familiar to notice the changes. But for many people who observe from the outside, they can see the clear changes in Hue. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky, founder of Vietravel, shared many times that he did not know where to go, but when he came to Hue, he always felt strangely light and peaceful. Coming to Hue is to recreate positive energy. The investments in urban renovation of Hue in recent times have made Hue more beautiful every day, further affirming Hue as a livable destination.

At the working session with the Standing Committee of the Hue City Party Committee in March 2025, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Le Minh Tri also affirmed that Hue is a city that is different from all other localities in the world. Hue is a city that owns up to 8 world heritages. Wherever you go, wherever you stop, you can see the heritage. Along with that is an open urban area, the city is not too cramped, with a harmonious combination with heritage. The feeling of Hue is an ancient, poetic, gentle and livable city.

“I have been to Hue many times since my youth. When I came to Hue and many other places, I set a goal that after I got old, I would choose Hue as my place to live. The pace of life, landscape, environment, and people in Hue have all the elements that make many people, including me, want to stay there for a long time,” said Mr. Le Minh Tri.

Unique cultural features in life in Hue

Sustainable Development

Hue always determines that the cultural values ​​and human strength of Hue have an important position and role in the flow of Vietnamese culture, contributing to the unity in diversity of the country's culture. With the perspective of sustainable development on the cultural foundation, Hue focuses on preserving and promoting cultural values ​​and the identity of Hue people; building a "Green - clean - bright" living environment...

From what has been done and is being done, the two words “sustainability” have been emphasized a lot in the past time. That is the endogenous resource, the soft power that has a decisive meaning in promoting the rapid and sustainable development process of Hue in the present and the future; is a central, fundamental, and consistent task in the process of building and developing Hue City in the spirit of Resolution No. 54-NQ/TW of the Politburo.

Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee of the National Assembly, said: After many years of monitoring the development of Hue City in the process of becoming a centrally-governed city, one thing that needs to be assessed is that Hue has not traded traditional values, environment, landscape, cultural heritage for development. It is this consistent orientation that has preserved Hue's values, becoming a resource for sustainable development. With the effective combination of hard forces such as industry, tourism, etc., Hue will have a very sustainable development direction.

Traditional boat racing on the Perfume River adds diversity to cultural life.

At the ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Hue City and the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Hue City Party Committee, Politburo member and Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu assessed: Hue's cultural identity, Hue people, historical and cultural values, environmental landscapes and nature have been focused on preserving and promoting their values; the conservation of Hue ancient capital relics has been comprehensively implemented, Hue heritage has had a strong revival and effective promotion. Hue has become an attractive, safe, friendly and hospitable destination...

“The Party and State hope that Hue City will continue to strongly promote Hue’s historical and cultural traditions, solidarity, aspirations, and innovation; create a strong driving force to build Hue into a city with sustainable development, safety, peace, friendliness, and happiness. Focus on building Hue City into a major center for education - training, culture - tourism, science - technology, and healthcare. Focus on developing the heritage economy, further promoting the value of heritage and Hue’s cultural identity, creating a special attraction for international friends,” Tran Cam Tu, Standing member of the Secretariat, requested.

Article: DUC QUANG - Photo: DINH HOANG

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