Create, recreate and spread heritage values

VHO - On the evening of November 16, the Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025 officially closed at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square after more than two exciting weeks (from November 1 to 16).

Attending the closing ceremony were: Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh; Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Council Tran The Cuong; Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha and representatives of the city's departments and branches.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh and Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha and delegates presented flowers and certificates to units participating in the festival.

With the theme “Heritage – Connection – Era”, the event attracted nearly 200,000 direct visitors and nearly one million social media views.

Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025 takes place with a series of diverse artistic and cultural activities, considered an important bridge between heritage and contemporary creativity, strongly promoting the image of the thousand-year-old capital in the new era.

The event was attended by leaders of the Central Government, Hanoi city, delegates from several provinces and cities, along with ambassadors from many countries and representatives of international organizations.

Spreading heritage values ​​in the new era

VHO - On the evening of November 7, at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi, the opening ceremony of "Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025" took place with special artistic performances by nearly 1,000 actors and artists. Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended the ceremony.

During the 16 days of the festival, more than 30 artistic activities, performances, creations, exhibitions, and seminars took place at many destinations such as: Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi Museum, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, Ngoc Son Temple, Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square...

Among them, many outstanding international exchange programs were organized such as: International Workshop and Performance Exchange of Tug of War Rituals and Games , commemorating the 10th anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of heritage; the Eternal Moment art program at Hanoi Museum with the participation of Swiss composer Dominique Barthassat;

Heritage Convergence Program at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, connecting the cultural values ​​of the three capitals Thang Long - Hue - Hoa Lu and representatives of the Central Highlands provinces.

Performance program within the framework of the Festival at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam

What is special is that the festival not only honors traditional values ​​but also opens up new creative spaces, bringing heritage closer to the public, especially the youth.

Many programs combining traditional and modern elements have created great attraction such as: Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival , the highlight of which is the parade program " Hundred flowers walking on the heritage road "; Workshop on applying heritage in creativity .

In addition, there are traditional craft workshops; creative products at the event are expected to become typical products of the cultural industry in the future.

Many activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tug of War being recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity took place within the framework of the Festival.

One of the highlights of the Festival is putting the community at the center. People not only participate but also directly create, recreate and spread heritage values.

Wards and communes of Hanoi brought 15 unique performances such as Bai Bong dance, Bong dance, Thuy Linh wrestling, and many other traditional puppetry forms. The festival became a large “creative playground”, where heritage lives in a modern atmosphere.

The Vietnamese costume festival "Bach Hoa Bi Hanh" gathered nearly 800 participants.

According to the Organizing Committee, the success of the Festival is reflected in the "speaking numbers".

During the 16 days, the Festival attracted nearly 200,000 direct visitors; nearly 1 million social media views; 40,000 channel followers;

8 domestic Tug of War communities and Gijisi Tug of War Association (Dangjin, Korea) participated in the performance; 19 puppet troupes, nearly 800 artists, creating the largest puppetry festival ever; 25,000 visitors participated in the Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival 2025 at Hanoi Museum;

75,000 visitors experienced the activities at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam. In addition, for the first time, a 360-degree stage appeared at Thang Long Imperial Citadel on the opening night of November 7 with a capacity of 1,000 performers.

Colorful in "Walk of a Hundred Flowers"

According to Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Le Thi Anh Mai, Thang Long – Hanoi Festival 2025 has opened a new chapter for the creative journey of the Capital. In the spirit of strong innovation, Hanoi aims to build the Festival into an annual cultural event of international stature.

The organizers revealed that in 2026, the Festival will return with the theme of Hanoi's Quintessence , expressing the aspiration to make Hanoi a convergence point and spread the value of Vietnamese heritage to the world.

The city wants heritage to not only be displayed but also to be dialogued, exchanged, and enriched the common identity of humanity.

 

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