The celebrations of Hanoi millennium anniversary went out last night, October 10, with special art and firework shows entitled “Thang Long-Hanoi: City of Soaring Dragon” at My Dinh National Stadium.
Thousands of actors, actresses, singers, dancers, athletes and students took part in the art performance described major milestones in the history of the country and its capital including King Ly Cong Uan’s royal proclamation on moving the old capital at Hoa Lư to Thang Long, the present capital, in 1010; national hero and great poet Nguyen Trai’s famous literature work called "Binh Ngo Dai Cao" (Proclamation of Victory over the Ngo invaders); scholar and warrior Truong Han Sieu’s “Bach Dang Giang Phu” (Dissertation in rhythmic prose on Bach Dang River); talented general Ly Thuong Kiet’s the famous poem “Nam Quoc Son Ha” (Mountains and Rivers of the Southern country); and the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam by President Ho Chi Minh.
The display also reviewed Hanoi’s historical and architectural works such as Thap Rua (Turtle tower) in Ho Guonm (Sword Lake), Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature), etc and legendary sacred objects including Golden Buffalo, Golden Turtle and White Horse.
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