Hue Festival 2010 to have fireworks

The government has permitted the organizing board of Hue Festival 2010 to let off fireworks for 15 minutes at the opening and closing ceremonies held at Ngo Mon Square on June 5 and Gia Hoi ground on June 13.
The 6th Hue Festival will feature the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development”. At this moment, 26 countries have registered to join the festival, including seven countries that participate in the event the first time – Cuba, Haiti, Senegal, Mexico, Denmark, Norway and Poland.
Many forms of arts will be performed during the 8-day festival, such as singing, circus, drama, street arts, installation art, movie, and puppetry.
The festival will not only be held inside Hue city but also Hue’s neighbouring areas like A Luoi, Nam Dong and Phu Loc districts.
Hue Festival 2010 is among national events to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary and 50th anniversary of the relations among Hanoi-Hue-Saigon.