Thousands visit Hue's Imperial City during Labor Day holiday despite rain

Approximately 535,000 tourists visited Hue during the Labor Day holiday, with the Imperial Citadel seeing heavy crowds despite light rain.

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Hue city welcomed approximately 535,000 tourists during the Labor Day holiday period, representing a 173% increase compared to the same period in 2025. ^[1] Despite light rain on September 1st and 2nd, crowds gathered at the Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) and other historical sites including An Dinh Palace and Thien Mu Pagoda. ^[2] The Hue Imperial City Preservation Center announced free admission for Vietnamese citizens on September 2nd, with opening hours from 7:00 to 17:30. ^[3] In 2018, the city released a list of 27 colonial structures slated for formal protection, which critics argued effectively gave the okay for the other remaining buildings to be destroyed. ^[4] Of 240 French colonial structures still standing in Hue in 2000, only about 77 remain today due primarily to urban expansion, according to a peer-reviewed analysis in Sustainability. ^[5] The Thuy Tien Water Park opened in 2004, was closed by 2006, and reopened as a legal community park in 2025 with an entrance fee of 10,000 VND. ^[6] Vietnam welcomed a record high of more than 21 million visitors in 2025, increasing pressure on destinations to accommodate growing numbers of travelers. ^[7] Photographs taken by reporters on August 31st and September 1st showed long lines of people queuing to buy tickets at the Imperial Citadel. ^[8]

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Hue city welcomed approximately 535,000 tourists during the Labor Day holiday period, representing a 173% increase compared to the same period in 2025. · Báo Nhân Dân điện tử

Despite light rain on September 1st and 2nd, crowds gathered at the Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) and other historical sites including An Dinh Palace and Thien Mu Pagoda. · Báo Nhân Dân điện tử

The Hue Imperial City Preservation Center announced free admission for Vietnamese citizens on September 2nd, with opening hours from 7:00 to 17:30. · Báo Nhân Dân điện tử

In 2018, the city released a list of 27 colonial structures slated for formal protection, which critics argued effectively gave the okay for the other remaining buildings to be destroyed. · Matador Network

Of 240 French colonial structures still standing in Hue in 2000, only about 77 remain today due primarily to urban expansion, according to a peer-reviewed analysis in Sustainability. · Matador Network

The Thuy Tien Water Park opened in 2004, was closed by 2006, and reopened as a legal community park in 2025 with an entrance fee of 10,000 VND. · Matador Network

Vietnam welcomed a record high of more than 21 million visitors in 2025, increasing pressure on destinations to accommodate growing numbers of travelers. · Matador Network

Photographs taken by reporters on August 31st and September 1st showed long lines of people queuing to buy tickets at the Imperial Citadel. · Báo Nhân Dân điện tử

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