In pictures: Exhibition on Hanoi’s socio-economic and cultural achievements

An exhibition on Hanoi’s socio-economic and cultural achievements in the past 70 years opened on the morning of October 4 at the Hanoi Museum as part of a series of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s liberation.
Delegates visit the exhibition.

Delegates visit the exhibition.
Hanoi Vice Chairman Ha Minh Hai speaks at the exhibition's opening ceremony.

Hanoi Vice Chairman Ha Minh Hai speaks at the exhibition's opening ceremony.
Delegates perform the ceremony to open the exhibition.

Delegates perform the ceremony to open the exhibition.
A guide introduces Hanoi’s master plan until 2045, with a vision for 2065.

A guide introduces Hanoi’s master plan until 2045, with a vision for 2065.
A model of Hanoi’s master until 2045, with a vision for 2065.

A model of Hanoi’s master until 2045, with a vision for 2065.
Large posters and hoardings on Hanoi are hung in various spaces inside the Hanoi Museum.

Large posters and hoardings on Hanoi are hung in various spaces inside the Hanoi Museum.
Delegates visit an exhibition space on the first Party cell in Hanoi.

Delegates visit an exhibition space on the first Party cell in Hanoi.
A woodblock print of Emperor Ly Thai To’s Edict on the Transfer of the Capital.

A woodblock print of Emperor Ly Thai To’s Edict on the Transfer of the Capital.
President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam’s independence at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on September 2, 1945, formally founding the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam’s independence at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on September 2, 1945, formally founding the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Fortifications of the Hanoi people and army during the resistance days are reconstructed at the exhibitions.

Fortifications of the Hanoi people and army during the resistance days are reconstructed at the exhibitions.
ID cards of self-defence soldiers.

ID cards of self-defence soldiers.
Reconstruction of the Hanoi Flag Tower.

Reconstruction of the Hanoi Flag Tower.
Members of the public at the exhibition on Hanoi’s socio-economic and cultural achievements.

Members of the public at the exhibition on Hanoi’s socio-economic and cultural achievements.
The exhibition space “Hanoi - Expansion and Development” features Nhat Tan Bridge - the largest cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam.

The exhibition space “Hanoi - Expansion and Development” features Nhat Tan Bridge - the largest cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam.
An artisan from My Duc District performs the process of producing lotus silk.

An artisan from My Duc District performs the process of producing lotus silk.
Items of Hanoians from the pre-Doi Moi period are on display at the exhibition.

Items of Hanoians from the pre-Doi Moi period are on display at the exhibition.
NDO/Photos: Thuy Nguyen

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