Many activities including street carnival and Hanoi Dragon Dance Festival took place on October 6 around Sword Lake to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation day (October 10, 1954-2019).
Vietnamese dancers in Vietnam’s traditional long dress (ao dai) perform collective dancing performance (Photo: VNA)
Colourful march on pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake is attended by foreign artists (Photo: VNA)
Foreign artists enchant people with stunning art performances (Photo: VNA)
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Collective dancing performance ‘Ao dai oi’ lures many visitors and local residents (Photo: VNA)
Foreign artists perform at Street Carnival on October 6 (Photo: VNA)
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Hanoi Dragon Dance festival is among joyful activities held to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day (Photo: VNA)
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Dan Phuong Dragon Dance Club perform on stage (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Oai Dragon Dance Club perform on stage (Photo: VNA)
A photography exhibition tracing the moment when the Vietnamese army took over the capital city from French colonialists opened in Hanoi on October 5, marking the occasion of the 64th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10).
65 years have gone since Hanoi was liberated from the French. The capital city has changed in more ways than one. Let’s take a glance at the glorious victory through a series of photos below.