Tourism branch launches various activities to celebrate the 1,000th annivesary of Hanoi

      The tourism branch is planning to launch various activities to celebrate the 1,000th annivesary of Hanoi, also called by its former name-Thang Long.
A mountain climbing tour to Phanxipang, the highest mountain in Indochina, will begin in October of 2010 and offer tourists the opportunity to place the flag of the 1000 year-old Thang Long-Hanoi on the mountain top.
In Hanoi, the National Tourism Year 2010 will be launched when Culture and Tourism Festivals are held in Bac Ninh and at Ho Chi Minh City's International Tourism Exhibition.
Sideline cultural activities will be held during the event for locals to promote handicraft villages, family and street businesses.