Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.

Hue Festival

Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. It is the (1) _______ to honor cultural and historical values of that Vietnam’s former capital city. The first Hue Festival took place in 2000.

At the (2) _________of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy both colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique performances of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries. During the festival, there is a variety (3)_______ cultural events such as Hue Poetry Festival, Massive Street Arts Performances, Art Exhibitions, the Week of Vietnam’s historical films. Otherwise, visitors can come and explore some traditional values of Vietnam at Gastronomy Quarters, Traditional  Kite Flying Festival (4) _______ watch “Ao dai” Grand Show, “Oriental night” Show, and sporting activities like boat race, human chess, etc. Especially, many ancient scenes of Nguyen Dynasty are also reproduced and provide tourists an insight into Vietnam’s feudal era.

Hue Festival is well-known as an (5) _______ festival where cultures of many countries converge together as well as where Vietnamese traditional and cultural values are widely presented to the world.

At the (2)______ of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy both colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique performances of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries.