The Granma newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba on August 9 ran anarticle entitled, “ Hanoi , the City of the Past and Future” writtenby famous female reporter Marta Roja on the occasion of the 1,000 thanniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The articleopened with Hanoi ’s history 1,000 years ago when King Ly Thai Tomoved the capital from the mountainous Ninh Binh area to the Red RiverDelta and decided to renamed it Thang Long (Ascending Dragon).
Vietnam has selected October 10, the day when Hanoi wasliberated from French colonialists’ rule in 1954, for its grandmillennium celebration, the article wrote.
Inthese autumn days, Hanoi ’s streets become brilliant and splendidwith multi-coloured lights, especially when night falls.
The author, who recently visited Vietnam , wrote that Hanoi nolonger has dug-outs on the sidewalks which sheltered people from USbomb attacks but they are now replaced by new bridges and spacious urbanareas.
Dozens of important socio-economic workshave been commissioned to celebrate the 1,000 th birthday of thecapital city, she noted.
Visitors to modern Hanoiwill be pleasantly surprised to see a colourful, 6-km long ceramicmosaic mural along the Red River which has been created by Vietnameseand foreign artists during recent years.
MartaRoja, a close friend of the Vietnamese people, affirmed that Hanoi ,with its legend of Sword Lake and resilient struggles againstforeign invaders, will be remembered forever./.
The articleopened with Hanoi ’s history 1,000 years ago when King Ly Thai Tomoved the capital from the mountainous Ninh Binh area to the Red RiverDelta and decided to renamed it Thang Long (Ascending Dragon).
Vietnam has selected October 10, the day when Hanoi wasliberated from French colonialists’ rule in 1954, for its grandmillennium celebration, the article wrote.
Inthese autumn days, Hanoi ’s streets become brilliant and splendidwith multi-coloured lights, especially when night falls.
The author, who recently visited Vietnam , wrote that Hanoi nolonger has dug-outs on the sidewalks which sheltered people from USbomb attacks but they are now replaced by new bridges and spacious urbanareas.
Dozens of important socio-economic workshave been commissioned to celebrate the 1,000 th birthday of thecapital city, she noted.
Visitors to modern Hanoiwill be pleasantly surprised to see a colourful, 6-km long ceramicmosaic mural along the Red River which has been created by Vietnameseand foreign artists during recent years.
MartaRoja, a close friend of the Vietnamese people, affirmed that Hanoi ,with its legend of Sword Lake and resilient struggles againstforeign invaders, will be remembered forever./.
