Rehearsal for Thang Long-Hanoi art and cultural festival

Tens of thousands of capital citizens gathered at the My Dinh National Stadium in the evening of October 6 to see the final general rehearsal for an art and cultural festival celebrating the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary.
Tens of thousands of capital citizens gathered at the My Dinh National Stadium in the evening of October 6 to see the final general rehearsal for an art and cultural festival celebrating the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary.

Attending the rehearsal were Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, Head of the National Steering Committee on the 1,000 th Anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi and other senior officials.

The festival, entitled “Thang Long-Hanoi: City of Soaring Dragon ”, scheduled for October 10’s night, will be an important event that concludes ten days of celebrations for the Millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The festival will review major milestones in the history of the Vietnamese nation in general and Hanoi in particular, including King Ly Cong Uan’s capital transfer in 1010, the Tran dynasty’s three victories over Chinese Mongol invaders, King Le Loi’s sword return, President Ho Chi Minh with the Independence Declaration, and Hanoi, the city for peace

It is expected to draw the participation of nearly 7,000 artists, athletes and students of art and sports schools.

Notably, a set of 100 bronze drums casted by artisans from the central province of Thanh Hoa will be used during the festival./.

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