Peace Culture Festival targets to attract 10,000 visitors

The festival is part of a series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the capital's Liberation (October 10, 1954 – 2024) and the 1014th anniversary of King Ly Thai To's relocation of the capital to Thang Long.

The festival is expected to see the attendance of 10,000 people, including 700 local and foreign guests. Numerous activities will be held on the main stage at the King Ly Thai To Monument site and sub-stages at Ba Kieu Temple Garden, Dong Kinh-Nghia Thuc Square, the Viet Nam Contemporary Arts Theatre, and the Le Thai To-Ba Trieu-Trang Thi-Hang Khay intersection.

The event will promote the beauty and richness of Thang Long-Ha Noi culture, especially performances and parades, including drum performances combined with flag dances and dragon dances; an introduction of Ha Noi's UNESCO-inscribed cultural heritage elements; and the recreation of intangible cultural heritage such as tug-of-war, Phu My-Kieu Mai festival, Thi Cam rice cooking, and Mo Muong social customs and beliefs, among others.

Typical religious heritage, folk performances, culinary culture, and traditional craft villages of Ha Noi will also be represented during the festival.

The Peace Cultural Festival will consist of three parts. The first one is a live scene recreating the historical image of the capital and performing the medley "Legend of Hoan Kiem Lake – Ha Noi People - October Feelings – Ha Noi Spirit - Singing the Ideals of Youth".

In the second part, 500 soldiers will take part in a reenactment of the army's march into the capital in 1954. The last part is a performance and parade with the themes "Ha Noi on Victory Day", "Ha Noi - the flow of heritage" and "Ha Noi - the City for Peace - the Creative City"./.