(VOVWORLD) - The Autumn Festival, one of four major events of the Hue Festival 2023, is taking place with many unique and impressive activitiesin many localities in Thua Thien-Hue province. The Autumn Festival from July to September features 12 main events, including an International Fine Arts Exhibition, the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Festival, an exhibition of royaltreasures of Khai Dinh Dynasty (1885-1925), the Hue Nam Palace Festival, a traditional boat race on the Huong (Perfume) River, an International Lantern Festival, the Hue Ao Dai Festival, Hue Community Ao Dai Week, and the Hue Traditional Ao Dai Night Festival.
Vietnamese Ao Dai (long dress) continues to defy fashion law, maintaining the quintessence of the Vietnamese identity despite global fashion trends that change like the wind. In the ancient capital of Hue, the traditional Ao Dai still prevails with those designers who retain the passion to preserve and revitalize the feudal-style Ao Dai for future generations.