Biggest-ever parade marks Hanoi’s millennium
A grand meeting and biggest-ever parade was held at Ba Dinh Square
on October 10 to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
An exhibition to reflect the special relationship between the old capital city of Thang Long and the Thien Truong area in northern Nam Dinh province under the Tran Dynasty from the 18 th -19 th Century, opened in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on April 27.
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The Hanoi People's Committeeon Aug. 1 unveiled a master plan on preserving the site of the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel and developing part of the area into a culture and history park.
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The Hanoi People’s Committee is introducing a host of new measures to preserve the relics in the central section of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, which was recognised as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 2010.
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The Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre in downtown Hanoi now holds the Asian record for being the only theatre in Asia offering nonstop live performances for 365 days. It is also responsible for introducing the traditional art form to more than 50 countries. The Voice of Vietnam Radio reports.
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The successful organisation of activities to mark Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1,000 th birthday in 2010 helped improve the position and prestige of the capital city and the country as well, deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has said.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Ta Minh Chau on Oct. 11 gave a reception to the delegation of the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos who had returned from the grand celebrations of Hanoi ’s millennium.
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