
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Circus Federation will host a circus show re-enactingthe Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Hanoi on May 5 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory.
Thehour-long programme is a combination between circus and other art forms such asmusic and dancing.
Artistswill perform the scenes of soldiers and people crossing mountains and foreststo bring cannons and food to the battlefield.
Therewill be an exchange with historical witnesses and present giving to warveterans who made significant contributions to the country’s resistance waragainst France.
The Dien BienPhu Campaign lasted for 56 days from March 13 to May 7, 1954 under the commandof General Vo Nguyen Giap. It saw Vietnam defeat the French colonialists to putan end to their rule in Indochina in 1954.-VNA