They had a chance to enjoy calligraphy writing displays andceremonial music, watch traditional martial arts, lion dances and games.
On February 5 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), about25,000 visitors arrived in Hue ancient capital, including 170 cruise touristsvia Chan May port.
Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Director of the provincial TourismDepartment, said apart from the annual traditional craft festival in lateApril, the locality will pilot four-season festivals, continue holding Coupe deHue Cycle Race and Hue Marathon 2019, towards turning tourism into a pillareconomy
This year, the province strives to serve about 4.5-4.7million tourists, up nearly 8 percent annually, and nearly half of them will beforeigners. Tourism revenue is expected to increase by nearly 10 percent to4.7-4.9 trillion VND (204- 213 million USD).
Meanwhile, the central city of Da Nang attracted nearly70,000 foreign vacationers on over 449 flights, up 70 percent year-on-yearduring the period.
At the same time, two luxury cruise liners Superstar Virgoand Costa Atlantica carried 3,900 passengers from North East Asia to Tien Saport. They later toured major local destinations.
Da Nang is expected to welcome 8.19 million tourists thisyear, bringing its tourism revenue to 27.4 trillion VND, or a 13.9 percent risefrom 2018.
Major sites in the central region such as Huong Tich pagoda,Dong Loc Intersection in the central province of Ha Tinh, tomb of General VoNguyen Giap in the central province of Quang Binh also lured tens of thousandsof pilgrims coming for sightseeing and pray for blessings.-VNA