Third pedestrian street opened to public in Vietnam’s Hue City
The Hue government on Sunday evening held an opening ceremony for the third pedestrian street, which is aimed at serving tourists on the weekend. The ceremony gathered thousands of visitors who came to experience traditional folk games and enjoy a wide selection of foods. This one-kilometer-long Hai Ba Trung Pedestrian Street costs roughly VND97 billion (US$4.1 million) in investment. The stone-paved route boasts various plants and a lighting system. Throngs of visitors stroll along the newly-launched Hai Ba Trung Pedestrian Street in Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province, central Vietnam. Photo : Nhat Linh / Tuoi Tre Nguyen Hoang Minh, a resident of Hue City, said what he liked most about this new pedestrian street was that the entire route is nicely paved with stones, instead of asphalt. “This route at night will be as busy as Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City,” he said. Vo Le Nhat, chairman of the Hue City People’s Committee, said the opera...