◊ GEOGRAPHY

Thua Thien-Hue Province is located in Central Viet Nam. It is next to Quang Tri Province to the north, Da Nang City to the south, and Quang Nam Province to the south-west. This province leans up against the Truong Son mountain range and is washed by the East Sea, along its 120km seashore.

Climate: The weather is submitted to tropical monsoon climate divided into four distinct seasons: fresh spring, very hot summer, mild autumn and windy, cold winter. The dry season lasts from March to August. It is hot with temperate rarely reaches to 39.5^°C. The rainy season lasts from September to February. It is quite cold with average temperature is 19.7^°C, but sometime down to 8.8^°C. In this time, it rains a lost, sometime lasts all day. In the mountain area, the weather is cool with the annual temperature is between 9^°C and 29^°C. The most convenient time to visit the area is from November to April.

◊ TOURISM

Thua Thien-Hue offers very diversified and beautiful landscapes. Nature and human beings create a harmoniously beauty with Bach Ma (White Horse) National Park and other attractive beaches such as Thuan An, Lang Co and Canh Duong.

The province provides a well-balanced blend of royal heritage and folk culture. As a matter of fact, tourists discover dozens of handicraft villages, with annual festivals that are painstakingly organized.

Thai Hoa Palace (Thua Thien - Hue Province)

Thua Thien-Hue is also an important centre of Buddhism with about tens of pagodas constructed more 300 years ago, and hundred of temples and pagodas built in the early 20^th century.

Besides, visitors is able to enjoy many traditional famous dishes and find out about sophisticated handicraft here.

The province also owns many world heritage properties recognized by UNESCO, including the Complex of Hue Monument - World Cultural Heritage Site (1993), Vietnamese Court Music (Nha nhac) - World Intangible Cultural (2003), Imperial records of Nguyen Dynasty – World Documentary Heritage (2014) and Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture – World Documentary Heritage (2016).