HA NOI — The Ha Thanh Food Festival 2010 is a major event being held over the course of 10 days to celebrate the one thousandth anniversary of Ha Noi. It will open on October 6 at West Lake Water Park.
"The festival aims to honour 1,000 years of Ha Noi and to popularise the cultural and spiritual values of Ha Noi's and other regions' foods," said a representative of the festival's organisation board, deputy director of the Ha Noi Tourism Corporation Tran Thi Bach Yen.
"The festival will show images of the traditional trades and lives of people in the past. Images from Dong Xuan, Dong Ba and Ben Thanh markets were selected to represent the northern, central and southern regions," said Yen.
During the event, visitors will have a chance to discover Viet Nam's culture through essential foods and drinks, representing cuisines from all corners of the country.
The event will also showcase images of the flower village, old scholars and traditional games, along with three paintings and photo exhibitions with the themes: Ha Noi Moments, Ha Noi in My Heart and Ha Noi Streets.
Antique home appliances on display at Plaza Hotel
HA NOI — Home appliances used in Ha Noi from the founding of the city as Thang Long 1,000 years ago to the present will be on display at the Plaza Hotel today.
The Swedish manufacturer Electrolux has organised the exhibition and its products will be on display together with a fashion show.
Ha Noi's landscape and development will also be highlighted during the programme that honours the capital's 1,000th birthday in October.
The city's culinary delights through the centuries will be available in the evening together with a contest How Vietnamese Entertained 1,000 Years Before and Now.
"We aim to give visitors a comprehensive view of Viet Nam past and present," said Electrolux Viet Nam director Elizabeth Reade.
Documentary series to record culture of ethnic groups
THAI NGUYEN — Thai Nguyen Broadcasting and Television announced at a press conference on Tuesday its intention to shoot a documentary film entitled, Nhung Neo Duong Viet Bac (Northernmost Paths).
The series will be 100 episodes in length.
The film hopes to capture the historical milestones achieved during the period of national construction and defence. The series will investigate the cultural and traditional customs of the northernmost ethnic groups.
The first part of the film will explore the historical centres and relics in the region, while journeying across six northern provinces from Thai Nguyen to Cao Bang. This portion of the series will be 60 episodes.
The second part, which is 40 episodes in length, will explore the beautiful sights and investigate the cultural customs of the ethnic groups living from Ha Giang to Thai Nguyen.
The film will be shot in early September and finished in January of next year.
Another historical drama about the Thai Nguyen revolution will be aired at the end of the year. — VNS