Thua Thien-Hue

Area: 5,033.2 sq. km.
Population: 1,140.7 thousand habitants (2015).
Capital: Hue City.
Administrative divisions:
- Town: Huong Thuy, Huong Tra.
- Districts (6): Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Vang, Phu Loc, Nam Dong, A Luoi.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Ta Oi, Co Tu, Bru Van Kieu, Hoa.

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 20th 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).

 

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation by train, road, air and water routes is very convenient.

 

Road: Thua Thien – Hue Province is 654km from Ha Noi, 1,051km from Ho Chi Minh City, 85km from Da Nang City. The province has the National Road 14 that links Thua Thien – Hue  with Central Highlands. It is also on the National Road 1 that connects Ha Noi and Ca Mau.

 

Train: The Reunification Express trains from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh stop at Hue Railway Station (1 Bui Thi Xuan Street, Hue City).

 

Air: Phu Bai International Airport (Area 8, Phu Bai Ward, Huong Thuy Town). There are daily domestic flights to Ha Noi, Nha Trang City (Khanh Hoa Province), Phu Quoc (Kien Giang Province), Da Lat City (Lam Dong Province), and Ho Chi Minh City; and international flights to Bangkok (Thailand), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Manila (Philippines), and Siem Reap (Cambodia).

 

ALBUM
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
Duyet Thi Duong Theatre

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Hue Citadel

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Ho Quyen (Tiger Arena)

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Hien Lam Pavilion

Thua Thien - Hue

WHERE TO STAY
Thanh Lich 1 Hotel

Add: 33 Hai Ba Trung St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3825 974

Pilgrimage Village Boutique resort & Spa

Add: 130 Minh Mang St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3885 461

New Star Hotel

Add: 36 Chu Van An St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3834 647/ 3946 555

Laguna Lang Co Resort

Add: Hamlet Cu Du, Loc Vinh commune, Phu Loc Dist.

Tel: (84-234) 3695 881

Heritage Hue Hotel

Add: 9 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3838 887/ 3838 888

Imperial Hotel

Add: 8 Hung Vuong St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3882 222

Indochine Palace Hotel

Add: 105A Hung Vuong St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3936 666

Duy Tan 2 Hotel

Add: 46 Tran Quang Khai St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3936 986

La Residence Hotel & Spa

Add: 5 Le Loi St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3837 475

Duy Tan Hotel

Add: 12 Hung Vuong St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3825 001/ 3826 479

Green Hue Hotel

Add: 2 Le Loi St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 2220 555

Langco Beach Resort

Add: 463 Lac Long Quan St., Lang Co Townlet, Phu Loc Dist.

Tel: (84-234) 3873 555

Alba Spa Hotel

Add: 29 Tran Quang Khai St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3828 444

Romance Hotel

Add: 16 Nguyen Thai Hoc St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3898 888

Jasmine Hotel

Add: 8-10 Chu Van An St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3830 111

Park View Hotel

Add: 9 Ngo Quyen St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3837 382/ 3837 740

EMM Hue Hotel

Add: 15 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3828 255

Muong Thanh Holiday Hotel

Add: 38 Le Loi St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3936 688

Thanh Tam Resort

Add: Lang Co town, Phu Loc Dist

Tel: (84-234) 3874 456

Mondial Hue Hotel

Add: 17 Nguyen Hue St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3945 599

WHERE TO EAT
Take restaurant

Add: 34 Tran Cao Van St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3848 262

Duyen Anh restaurant

Add: Phu My Commune, Phu Vang Dist.

Tel: (84-234) 3850 195

Nam Chau Hoi Quan restaurant

Add: 4 Kim Long St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3510 587/ 3590 111

Ong tao restaurant

Add: 31 Chu Van An St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3821 732

Leaf Info restaurant

Add: 96 Minh Mang St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3896 538

Ca Dao restaurant

Add: 142/2 Nguyen Sinh Cung St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3938 795/ 0935 4850 52

Little Italy restaurant

Add: 2A Vo Thi Sau St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3826 928

Chillout Mai Vien restaurant

Add: 11 Vo Thi Sau St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3933 868

Space Xua restaurant

Add: 205 Dien Bien Phu St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3886 788

Khai Hoan restaurant

Add: 90-94 Le Loi St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3837 827

World-weary restaurant

Add: 65/16 Le Ngo Cat St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3886 296

So 1 Hang Me restaurant

Add: 12 Vo Thi Sau St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 0905 1906 80

Quynh Huong restaurant

Add: 133 Nguyen Sinh Cung St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3822 890

Ngu Uyen restaurant

Add: 6 Nguyen Hue St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3626 533

Ancient Hue restaurant

Add: 4/4/8 K35 Pham Thi Lien St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3590 356

Banh Beo Ba Cu restaurant

Add: 23/177 Phan Dinh Phung St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3832 890

Club Garden restaurant

Add: 12 Vo Thi Sau St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3826 327

Com hen Truong Dinh restaurant

Add: 2 Truong Dinh St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3833 511

Huyen Anh restaurant

Add: 52/1 Kim Long Ward, Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3826 655

Lac Thanh restaurant

Add: 6A Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hue City

Tel: (84-234) 3524 674