Bustling Independence Day atmosphere

To celebrate the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2023) and National Day September 2 (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2023), many activities and events took place across the country, and colorful flags and banners were decorated on all the streets. Streets in the Ba Dinh area such as Hoang Dieu, Thanh Nien, Dien Bien Phu... were all filled with red.

The national flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 78th National Day on September 2 was held at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi . Photo: VNA

Many meaningful activities in Hanoi Capital

On the morning of September 1, more than 100 people wearing traditional ao dai cycled through the streets to introduce famous tourist attractions of Hanoi to domestic and international visitors.

At around 6am, the convoy started from the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic (Ba Dinh district).

The parade passed through the streets with many tourist attractions in Hanoi such as: Hoang Dieu - Dien Bien Phu - Le Thai To - Hang Khay - Dinh Tien Hoang (Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square)...

The program is organized by Hanoi Department of Tourism in coordination with Thang Long Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center and Vietnamese Village Communal House Club.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Minh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism - said that through organizing the program to promote and introduce Hanoi tourist destinations, it is also a new experience activity to attract a large number of domestic and international tourists to the capital.

This is the first time the Hanoi tourism industry has organized an Ao Dai parade, so we hope it will become an annual activity on the occasion of September 2nd, creating an elegant and civilized beauty with green means of transport to protect the environment and attract tourists to Hanoi.

Also on September 1, hundreds of people received free tickets to ride the double-decker bus in Hanoi. The free double-decker bus trips on the City tour for tourists visiting Hanoi took place from September 1 to September 4. This is a meaningful activity, expressing the affection of Hanoi City towards the people of the whole country and tourists visiting the capital on the occasion of National Day September 2.

At the same time, it is also an activity to promote and advertise tourist destinations, contributing to continuing to build the image of Hanoi capital tourism as a "Safe - Friendly - Quality - Attractive" destination to meet development requirements in the new situation.

In addition, the Hanoi Department of Tourism in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board continued to distribute bread and drinks to tourists and people visiting the Mausoleum on September 2.

This activity has been implemented by the Hanoi Department of Tourism in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board since 2018.

Ho Chi Minh City residents wait for the fireworks display

In addition to decorating with flags, banners, and posters to celebrate National Day September 2, Ho Chi Minh City also held a series of art performances, martial arts, and entertainment activities to serve the people.

Accordingly, the city organized a photo exhibition to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution and the 78th anniversary of the Saigon Uprising to seize power at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park, Nguyen Hue Street and Dong Khoi Street; Sports performances at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian area...

At the same time, Ho Chi Minh City will organize a fireworks display at the beginning of the Saigon River tunnel (Thu Duc City) and Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11) from 9:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on September 2.

At Nguyen Thien Thanh Street (Thu Thiem Urban Area), there will be a hot air balloon release on September 2-3. This year's program will have about 20 hot air balloons released into the air, of which 7 are fixed, the rest will fly high.

On September 1, the headquarters of the People's Council and People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City (a national architectural and artistic relic) began welcoming visitors. This is a free program and will last until September 2. After that, it will be opened periodically on the last 2 weekends of the month.

Also on the occasion of Independence Day this year, the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces Museum officially opened to welcome visitors. The museum has 7 collections of valuable artifacts associated with the special forces through each period of revolutionary activities. Special and unique in the museum are the collection of secret tunnels and the collection of vehicles of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Forces soldiers.

From August 24 to September 15, many cultural, sports and tourism activities will be held in Da Nang city.

Notably, the Da Nang Traditional Boat Racing Tournament took place on the National Day, September 2. This is an annual tournament that bears the mark of Da Nang City, however, the tournament was temporarily suspended in 2018 and was restored this year.

In addition, there are also exhibitions "Young Fine Arts of Da Nang"; exhibitions of current affairs and art photos on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2.

On this occasion, the Danang Golf Tourism Festival 2023 takes place from August 24 to September 2. The highlight of the festival is the Asian Professional Golf Tournament - BRG Open Championship Danang 2023, attracting 144 of Asia's top professional golfers to participate in many exchange and experiential tourism activities.

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