Leaders of Hanoi’s administration provided an offering of incense to ancestors and laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on October 10 to commemorate 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi and to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day. 

A group of leaders from Hanoi come together for a group photo after offering incense at Kinh Thien palace in the Thang Long royal citadel.

The capital’s administration delegation also pays a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue talks with local people on the special occasion.

During a visit to Nam Huong temple, a historical site in Hanoi, Secretary of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue offers incense.

Municipal leaders attend a ceremony aimed at unveiling a plaque which will be put on display on the pavement close to the banks of Ho Guom, also known as Sword lake, to commemorate 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi.