Question 41-50

Hue Festival is an international cultural event organized in Hue every two years to (41)_______ the priceless heritages of Hue. The first Hue Festival (42) _______ called Vietnamese-French Festival and celebrated in 1992. In 2000, the festival gained its official name “Hue Festival.”

One of the biggest festivals in Vietnam, Hue Festival reconstructs the whole city with many community-based events (43) _______ are organized both inside and outside of the city. The city also re-organizes many (44) _______ festivals and recovers many traditional craft villages.

Normally, there are more (45) _______ 20 Vietnamese arts companies and 20 international arts companies that participate (46) _______ the festival. Thousands of artists from many places all over the world come to Hue and (47) _______ about 200 shows in as many as 40 venues throughout the city.

Competitions, fairs, science conferences and exhibitions are hold during the festival time, attracting millions of (48) _______. In 2006, there were 1.5 million domestic visitors and 150 million international visitors.

There are a variety of arts performances during Hue Festival, reflecting the diversity of the nations (49) _______ part in this wonderful event. Carried out by the artists from France, China, England, Italia, the US, Korea, Brazil, etc. the performances embrace the typical cultural (50)_______ of the 5 continents. There are also performances of artists from the sister cities of Thua Thien - Hue such as Quebec, Quanzhou, Hawaii, Nord Pas de Calais, Poitou Charentes, etc.