At Nguyen Hue Walking Street this evening, the “Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City” festival opened to start the three-day cultural event promoting the capital city as a political and administrative center rich in culture and traditional values. 

Titled “Hanoi’s Marks”, the event is one of the important activities in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – 2024).

Vu Thu Ha, Deputy Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, said the event aims to boost the image of Hanoi and the connection between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest cities in Vietnam.

It’s also part of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification. 

Attending the event includes Tran Sy Thanh, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee; Nguyen Van Phong, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Nguyen Van Nen, Politubro’s member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, among others. 

Leaders of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the opening ceremony of the "Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City" festival in the evening of August 23. File photos

Tran Sy Thanh, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, at the opening ceremony.

Vu Thu Ha, Deputy Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Committee, speaks at the ceremony.

Hanoi or Thang Long (Rising Dragon) - the city of the millennium.

An art performance reenacts a mother and soldiers in the days before the city's liberation.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the historical relic demonstrates Hanoi's centuries-long history.

Hanoi typical in traditional values in the North of Vietnam.

Hanoi Tower, the symbol marks the city's resistance to its liberation.

Long Bien Bridge, one of the iconic places of Hanoi.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two major cities in Vietnam.

Autumn, the most beautiful season in Hanoi.

Leaders of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the opening ceremony.