The Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi (Vietnamese: ??i l? 1000 n?m Th?ng Long - Hà N?i) was celebrated from 1 to 10 October 2010, the 1,000th anniversary of the foundation of the capital Th?ng Long by the emperor Lý Thái T?. There were many events that were held in 2009 and 2010 to commemorate the Millennial Anniversary including cultural and traditional festivals, inaugurations of major projects of Hanoi among others.
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History
According to ??i Vi?t s? ký toàn th?, Lý Thái T?, the first emperor of the Lý Dynasty, decided to move the capital of the country from Hoa L? to ??i La in the seventh month of the Lunar calendar, 1010. When the convoy of Lý Thái T? arrived in ??i La, a golden dragon rose beside the emperor's boat, hence Lý Thái T? changed the name of the new capital from ??i La to Th?ng Long (??, literally The Rising Dragon).
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Commemorative projects
There are many major projects of the city of Hanoi that were constructed and inaugurated in commemorating the Millennial Anniversary. Amongs them several construction works would have their inauguration days from 1 to 10 October 2010:
In February 2010, a project was announced in which 1,000 objects will be buried with a message for the future generations in 1,000 years. They are 63 representative items for 63 provinces of Vietnam and another 937 items from ordinary life suggested by people of Hanoi. All objects will be kept in a container of 1,000 liters which symbolizes 1,000 years of Th?ng Long - Hanoi and would be buried in the site of the Hanoi Museum.
Events
The Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi will be officially celebrated from 1 to 10 October 2010, with the great celebration (??i l? k? ni?m) held on Sunday, 10 October 2010, which is also the Liberation Day of Hanoi (1954). The ceremony is considered one of the most important events of Vietnam in the year 2010 after the official instruction No. 32-CT/TU of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, to organize the Millennial Anniversary, a committee was established with members from the Politburo, the Government of Vietnam and the City of Hanoi. The main purpose of the ceremony is expressing gratefulness to generations of Vietnamese in the past who contributed to the defence and development of the country, and passing this tradition on to the future generations. Exactly 1,000 days before the official ceremony, a count-down clock of 17 m high and 8m wide was inaugurated at the Bà Ki?u Temple, in front of the Hoan Kiem Lake, on 13 January 2008.
2010 Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi Football Championship was held from 20 September to 24 September.
Surrounding events
Commemorative events are not only organized in Hanoi but also in other provinces of Vietnam from Phú Th? to Hu? and Ho Chi Minh City. For example, in B?c Ninh, the native land of Lý Thái T?, an incense offering ceremony at the Lý Bát ?? Shrine and other festivals will be held during the ten days from 1 to 10 October 2010 while the Ho Chi Minh City will organize its own festival named "Thang Long - Hanoi: 1000 Years of History".
Main events
On 10 June 2009, the Prime Minister Nguy?n T?n D?ng issued a decision approving the detailed scheme of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi as following:
See also
- Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural
- Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
References
External links
- Thanglonghanoi.gov.vn: official 'Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi' website--(in Vietnamese)
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