A night festival at Hue Royal Palace captures the glistening and mysterious beauty of the Imperial City of Dai Noi.
The event, which lasts from April 10-13, is organised as part of the ongoing 2012 Hue Festival, features the unique culture and history of imperial life inside the Hue Citadel.
Perhaps the most prominent events this year is a programme entitled “Ky uc cung nu”, roughly translated The Memories of an Imperial Maid and the exhibition “Ky uc Hue xua qua co vat”, which shows a number of antiques from the period.
Some photos of the festival:
Imperial concubines walk outside Can Chanh Temple
Road to Truong Sanh Palace
Truong Du Ta inside Dien Tho Palace
Royal music
A tea party inside the Imperial City of Dai Noi
Long corridor
Young woman introducing a poetry event
Young rediscover old traditional game
Do xam huong, a traditional game of Hue
Poet Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, Director of Hue Royal Antique Museum, writing calligraphy for visitors
Imperial courtier
Mandarin guard
Guards
Imperial admire their reflection in the water
Silent moment
Fireworks
Royal music behind Thai Hoa Palace
Images of imperial mandarins and guards carved on the wall
Foreign visitors delight in the festival
The glistening and mysterious beauty of the Imperial City of Dai Noi
