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Czech culture to be promoted in Hanoi

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:27:46 +0000

The Hanoi Children Palace will join the Prague Arts Troupe from the Czech Republic to host a series of events to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Czech culture

The ten-day programme which will last through Oct. 10 will include a painting exhibition, a water puppetry, a concert and a Czech traditional gastronomic festival.

Vice Director of the Palace Le Quang Tuan expressed the hope that following the programme, his palace would cooperate with its Czech counterparts to organise exchanges between the two countries’ children to enhance mutual understanding and assistance.

The Czech friends have helped built the palace which has become a major centre for cultural and sports activities for Hanoian children.

Source: VNA

Countdown begins for Hanoi’s 1,000th anniversary

thanhson — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:33:06 +0000

The capital city will soon begin counting down the days until the 1,000th anniversary of its founding in 1010 with the name Thang Long.

“To help residents and visitors count, a giant digital clock will be put in place on January 13, said Pham Quang Long, director of the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information.

Long on Sunday announced the festival Khoanh Khac Thang Long-Ha Noi (Thang Long-Ha Noi’s Moment), a celebration of the start of the countdown to the anniversary of the capital’s establishment.

“The focus of the festival will be the opening of the count-down clock, marking 1,000 days until the grand ceremony to take place in 2010,” Long said.

The event, taking place at the heart of the capital near Hoan Kiem Lake, will include cultural activities and festivities such as the exhibition Memories of Old Ha Noi.

In addition, a dragon dance and procession will take place at Ba Kieu Temple with more than 2,000 actors and local residents participating. The programme is directed by People’s Artist Le Hung from the Youth Theatre and scripted by writer Nguyen Khac Phuc.

Petro Vietnam Finance Company general director Tong Quoc Truong signed an agreement with the Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information to be the main sponsor of the programme.
Source Vietnamnet

Flower festival marks city’s millennial birthday

thanhson — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:59:52 +0000

A flower festival will be held in the relic site of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi to usher in the capital city’s 1,000th birthday from May 1 to October 30.

At a press briefing on April 28 in Hanoi, the organising board said that the festival is part of the “Space of Arts” programme developed by the XQ Vietnam Company and the Co Loa-Hanoi Citadel Relics Management Board.

The festival will showcase various kinds of flowers grown in the central highlands city of Dalat with a special emphasis on wild orchids.

There will also be a series of events in a tribute to Vietnamese embroidered art and the artisans in this field.

The organisers plan to set up a hall to exhibit 12 special works which are embroidered with a flower design on both sides, as well as other embroideries using deep-blue and yellow colours.

On October 1, an embroidery work titled “Desire of the 1,000-year-old Thang Long” will be presented to Hanoi during the grand ceremony that will mark the capital city’s 1,000th birthday.

Nine embroiderers are still working on the gift, which is expected to weigh almost 167.5kg and will be 4m long and 3m wide when it is completed in September this year.
Source VNA