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./.
