A display of 1,000 kites and a carnivalwill take place in the ancient imperial city of Hue at the start of aseries on events in different locations all the way up the country fromcentral Hue city to Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi, to mark the millenniumanniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
As well as the 1,000 kites, a procession of 1,000 women wearingtraditional dresses with traditional Vietnamese designs and patternswill also take place. This not only acknowledges Hue but alsohighlights the close links and similar culture that Thang Long-Hanoi andHue share, according to Nguyen Duy Hien, Director of Hue’s FestivalCentre.
The kite display can be seen on Truong Tien Bridge in Hue fromJune 5-13.
It will be followed by a pageant of 1,000 kites and 1,000 traditionaldresses in President Ho Chi Minh’s native village of Sen in NgheAn province on July 7.
The pageant will also take place in the ancient imperial capital city ofHoa Lu in northern Ninh Binh province.
The kites and traditional dresses can be seen for the last time onLong Bien Bridge in Hanoi./.
As well as the 1,000 kites, a procession of 1,000 women wearingtraditional dresses with traditional Vietnamese designs and patternswill also take place. This not only acknowledges Hue but alsohighlights the close links and similar culture that Thang Long-Hanoi andHue share, according to Nguyen Duy Hien, Director of Hue’s FestivalCentre.
The kite display can be seen on Truong Tien Bridge in Hue fromJune 5-13.
It will be followed by a pageant of 1,000 kites and 1,000 traditionaldresses in President Ho Chi Minh’s native village of Sen in NgheAn province on July 7.
The pageant will also take place in the ancient imperial capital city ofHoa Lu in northern Ninh Binh province.
The kites and traditional dresses can be seen for the last time onLong Bien Bridge in Hanoi./.
