VietNamNet Bridge - Nine countries including Britain, the
Netherlands, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the
Philippines and Vietnam participated in the international hot-air
balloon festival in Hue City on May 4-5. The last activity of the Hue
Festival 2016 attracted thousands of visitors.
It featured hot air balloons of 25 meters in height and 18 meters in width, offering an aerial view of Hue imperial city from a height of 150 meters.
The balloon of Vietjet Air represented the host country Vietnam during the first day of the fiesta.
The show took place from 5:30 am to 8:00 am and from 17:00 pm to 18:30 pm with balloons taking off at Ham Nghi Yard in the Citadel and landing in separate locations in Phu My commune of Phu Vang district, Tu Ha ward of Huong Tra district and Huong Long ward of Hue city.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dung said the fiesta brought a breath of fresh air to the 2016 Hue Festival as well as the province’s tourism industry.
Mai Ly
Vietnamnet.vn
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