fanciful illumination along main streets in the inner city and key
routes in the suburbs.
Tourists and local people alike flock to Hoan Kiem Lake which
has been decorated with thousands of electric lights around it as well
as on its water surface.
The Trang Tien Street is decorated by lights shaped into the form of flamingo.
Along Dien Bien Phu street, which runs to the Ba Dinh Square, youth
gather to take photos of each other posing under lotus-shaped lanterns
and big golden starts of lights.
According to Vice
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Khoi, the lighting
and decoration along the main streets and central areas in celebration
of the capital city’s millennium anniversary all focus on motifs
reflecting 1,000-year Thang Long-Hanoi such as flying dragons, the
Temple of Literature, pigeon, lotus and other flowers .
Businesses pledge to invest around 25 billion VND in lighting up
bridges spanning the Red River , including Thang Long, Chuong Duong,
Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri.
The illumination will be on all nights from September 25 to October 15./.
