Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Mai Van Chinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission; Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, Chairwoman of the Group of Women Deputies of the 15th National Assembly; Nguyen Van Phong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

With the theme “Heritage - Connection - Time”, the Festival aims to spread the value of Vietnam’s cultural heritage to international friends. Hanoi, with its thousand-year history, has portrayed a rich “Heritage City”, where the quintessential values ​​from heritage have contributed significantly to forming the cultural identity of Hanoi people.

The first Thang Long - Hanoi Festival in 2025 is a large-scale cultural and artistic event, an open creative space, traditional cultural values ​​connected with the spirit of the digital age; where folk artisans meet young artists and creators to renew and enrich the Vietnamese cultural identity in the integration era.

Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha spoke.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Comrade Vu Thu Ha, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee said: Hanoi capital with a thousand-year tradition of culture, a sacred land of talented people, a place where the heroic spirit of Thang Long, the sacred soul of mountains and rivers, the crystallization and shining of Vietnamese intelligence; a place with a long history and a rich and diverse cultural heritage, has nurtured and promoted cultural creativity, creating quality cultural products and services.

In recent times, the city has issued many mechanisms and policies, implemented resolutions on the development of cultural industries on the principle of ensuring harmony between conservation and development, maximizing the potentials, strengths, and traditional cultural values ​​bearing the identity of the Capital; connecting, expanding the network and strengthening cooperation with international organizations, experienced cities, and prestigious countries in the development of cultural industries; meeting the needs of cultural enjoyment and increasingly improving the standards, quality, and value of cultural products to create the brand of the Capital and Vietnam in the international arena.

Delegates performed the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony of the Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025 with the highlight being the art program "Heritage connecting the era", structured into 3 chapters, with the participation of nearly 1,000 professional actors from: Thang Long Puppetry Theatre, Hanoi Cheo Theatre, local artisans...

In which, Chapter I “Heritage”: Exploiting historical factors and the birth of heritages in the land of Thang Long - Hanoi, with the participation of People's Artist Thu Huyen, Meritorious Artist Van Ty, Mai Tuyet Hoa and Tung Duong. Chapter II “Connecting Heritage”: Introducing the melodies of Cheo, Xam, Ca Tru in contemporary folk style and local performances such as Hat Van Hue - Mua Chen. Chapter III “Era”: Expressing the spirit of creating new things on the basis of preserving the old, so that Vietnamese cultural values ​​​​can continuously spread.

Art performance at the opening ceremony of Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025.

In addition, the audience can also directly see the artisans perform the original identity of the heritages and artistic elements, reenacting a number of traditional festivals and plays such as: Traditional wrestling, the prostitute playing the bong (Thanh Liet ward), rowing and singing (O Dien commune), singing and dancing (Phu Xuyen commune), giao long dance (Viet Hung ward), ai lao dance (Phuc Loi ward), sitting tug of war (Long Bien ward)...

Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025 is not only a cultural event but also a place for extensive international exchange, creating opportunities to connect cultural heritage with localities across the country (such as Hue City, Ninh Binh Province) and countries around the world , to promote tourism, attract investment and ensure that heritages are truly developed sustainably, creating future values ​​brought by those heritages themselves.

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