Welcoming the sunrise at Thanh Toan tile bridge, Hue city

Contest Entry Code: 27ddd59b60ed4a75a5b7f473442a50ed

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Place of creation: Thanh Thuy Chanh village, Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy town, Hue city., Huế, Việt Nam

Thanh Toan covered bridge is a wooden arch bridge with a tiled roof spanning a canal in Thanh Thuy Chanh village, Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy town, Hue city. This is a wooden bridge classified as rare and has the highest artistic value among the ancient bridges in Vietnam.[1][2] The bridge was recognized as a National Cultural Relic by the Ministry of Culture under Decision No. 575QD/VH dated July 14, 1990. At each Hue Festival, Thuy Thanh commune holds a procession of the spirit of Mrs. Tran Thi Dao. This procession is the opening ceremony for the opening day of the "Countryside Market", one of the cultural and tourism programs within the framework of the Hue Festival. During festivals, such as Hue Festival, the poetry night "Who Comes Back to the Covered Bridge..." with poems written about the covered bridge and the homeland, and the village fair (Countryside Market on Festival Day) are held in the covered bridge area with hometown specialties, popular dishes at affordable prices through village exchanges and items from 50 years ago, along with folk games and traditional boat racing.