A replica of a royal boat used by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in the last century will be built to carry tourists during the popular Hue Festival 2008.
Thua Thien Hue Province has accorded permission for building a vessel modeled on the Yen Nhu, used in the 1930’s, and it will be built by a shipyard in Nghe An Province using traditional techniques.
The 27m long, 6m wide boat will have all kinds of facilities including an auditorium for traditional music, a kitchen, cabins for crew and toilets that meet environmental and sanitation standards.
The owner of the boat, the Hue Centre for Monument Conservation, said it would be completed by May, 2008 to serve visitors coming to the ancient city for the festival. The centre’s director, Phung Phu, said the royal boat would also serve as a model for building other tourism boats operating on the Huong River in Hue.
New vessels like this would replace the motley boats labeled “dragon” boats that served traditional music and Hue food on the river now, he said.
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