Adventuring beautiful Lang Co Bay in Vietnam Hue

Lang Co Bay is over 25km from the city of Da Nang to the north. It is located in Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue province. It is the first stop when traveling to Hue Vietnam. This bay seems to be a greeting charming the dreamy city. Lang Co Beach is clearly blue, long white sandy coastline. Lang Co is dreamlike with white sand dunes, blending in the green color of the mountains. This bay is the 30th member of the club The most beautiful bays in the world in 2009.

Lang Co beach

After experiencing on the winding Hai Van Pass, you will see Lang Co turning out with the color of blue sea, golden sand, red tile roofs among the delicate mist of the bay at noon. Also, you con contemplate the fishing boats bobbing, hear the strong and glamorous wave lapping into cliff. The bay is located in prime location- the Middle part of Vietnam, so that it might also possess the most beautiful curves. The wonderful curve of coastal sand with gentle waves makes Lang Co more beautiful when you can stand at Hai Van Pass and see it from distance.

Located between the Truong Son Mountains and sea, Lang Co owns beautiful sand dunes under the green canopy. You can visit Hue in all year round. It is because Hue has its own beauty in every kind of Hue weather. Specifically, Lang Co seasons will also have the personal attractions. For example, in summer Lang Co is heaven to avoid sunshine with balmy atmosphere. It seems like the droplets mixed into space, very pleasant. In the late autumn days, Lang Co is immersed itself in the misty mist, overwhelming visitors. In the afternoon in Lang Co, you have chance to see flocks of white storks flying to Lap An lagoon to find a place to sleep, creating a beautiful sketching picture.

People in Lang Co beach

One of the most interesting activities in Lang Co is taking part in Eco-tours. Recently, with the available terrain located near Bach Ma National Park, Lang Co has become an attractive destination in combination with the space of the pristine mountains and forests, as well as the bustling pace of ships passing. Coming here you will be appealed by the life of fishermen and other adventurous activities. Most tourists coming to Lang Co are fans of interesting activities such as going fishing, diving and climbing. Having the feeling of being immersed in nature and life of fisherman, along with exploring the majestic mountains is no more perfect in Hue Tourism. Moreover, small and peaceful town in here will give visitors wonderful relaxing time and a lot of games. Interestingly, you can enjoy seafood and visit some of the beautiful scenery such as Chan May and fishing villages near the beach.

Lets come to Lang Co to feel the overwhelmed when contemplate the beauty of nature. There will be a lucky if you can witness the sunset on the bay. It is really wonderful if you can enjoy your best time when traveling in Hue Vietnam.

Source: vietnamtour.alotrip.com

Hue becomes ASEAN City of Culture

On April 19, in Hue City, the sixth Ministerial Conference in charge of ASEAN’s Culture and Art took place, representatives of Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and China discussed relevant issues, and awarded the title “ASEAN City of Culture” to Hue.

Hue is the third city, after Cebu (The Philippines) and Singapore, becoming ASEAN City of Culture. This is the land of history, poetic and beautiful nature, also a place of reserving the value of tangible and intangible cultural heritages, including relics of Hue Citadel and Nha Nhac (Hue Royal Court Music) once recognized by UNESCO as world cultural heritages. In recent years, many cultural events are held in Hue. For example, Hue Festival, an international event, is held every two years. The purposes of these events are to promote Hue tourism, the image of Vietnam, Vietnamese people and culture; to expand exchanges and cooperation to promote economic development; to contribute to affirming the rich cultural identity of Hue, the city of heritage and tourism of Vietnam.

Hue awarded title ASEAN City of Culture - Source: Image from baothuathienhue.vn

After receiving the title of “ASEAN City of Culture”, the Chairman of Hue People’s Committee, Mr. Nguyen Van Cao pledged to have a detailed plan and program on introducing Vietnamese in general and Hue people in particular the image of ASEAN community, at the same time promulgating Hue culture to the region and the world. The targets of Hue after receiving this tittle are to bring achievements into play, and to promulgate the image of peaceful, civilized ASEAN community with happy and comprehensively developed people. In the process of introducing, promoting the image of ASEAN community, many activities of cultural heritage value of preservation and promotion will take place in Hue, the ancient capital, in the integration and development phase. At the same time, exchanges, cooperation and community stability of ASEAN and the region will be focused through regional tourism cooperation, conferences, workshops, and cultural activities like cultural festivals, exhibits, and trade shows.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cao also thanked the Government, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other ASEAN countries and international friends for supporting Hue during that time. He also expressed his wish of continuing to receive the attention and support in promoting the image of the country, people and culture from ASEAN community. By virtue of this, culture will be truly a cultural bridge between nations and peoples with the aims of building a world of peace, stability and prosperity, making Hue really a place of cultural exchange. Thereby, promoting the conservation and promulgation of cultural heritages, development of economy will be strengthened to be worthy of the title "ASEAN City of Culture". In two-year term, Hue will play its part in enhancing exchanges, cooperation with other cultures and civilizations in ASEAN.

Leaders meet and have conversation - Source: Image from baothuathienhue.vn

With this great tittle, Hue also has to establish the cultural identity of ASEAN. With the topic “raising the cultural role in the stable development of ASEAN”, the ministerial conference focuses on discussing and concretizing pledges given, strengthening ASEAN community, and promoting partnership with other countries to share experiences on developing art and culture. In terms of the role of culture for sustainable development of ASEAN community, utilization of knowledge, science, technology and art forms to improve the quality of material and spiritual life in ASEAN, a wealthy and prosperous community will be established in the near future.