Various activities held in celebration of Ha Noi’s Liberation Day
VGP – The capital city celebrated the 60th anniversary of Liberation (October 10, 1954 - 2014) with parades and cultural and art programmes topped off with an evening of colourful fireworks.
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Celestial fireworks lig up the sky on Liberation Day |
Thousands of people to see the dazzling firework displays at 30 venues throughout the capital, including five high-range venues at Hoan Kiem Lake, Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park, Lac Long Quan flower garden (Tay Ho district), Van Quan lake, and My Dinh national stadium.
A special TV programme titled “Hanoi: Belief and Hope” linked up different venues around the city - Ly Thai To Garden by the side of Hoan Kiem Lake, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature), the Thang Tam (August) Revolution Square in front of Ha Noi Opera House, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, and Viet Nam Television headquarters.
The show was broadcast live on VTV channel 1.
Also on October 10, over 1,000 lanterns were floated on West Lake for a lantern festival held at Tran Quoc pagoda in Ha Noi to pray for peace and happiness.
The 60th anniversary of Ha Noi 's Liberation coincided with the 15th year of the city being honoured with the title ‘City for Peace’ by UNESCO.
On October 11, to celebrate the event, a 300 metre-long painting of children hand in hand are placed at the Ly Thai To Statue inside the Ly Thai To Garden.
By Vien Nhu
