Special series on Hanoi to air

Stories behind the special roof on the Hanoi Opera House and the French names of ancient Hanoian streets will be told in “Ky Su Thang Long”, a television series to be broadcast on Vietnam Television (VTV) from October 10, 2009.
“Ky Su Thang Long” (Thang Long Chronicles) is a series aimed at celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Hanoi. VTV began shooting the first episode this July.
The series will include 100 15-minute episodes. To date, 52 episodes have been completed, featuring the following topics: girls of the Old Quarter, the roof of the Hanoi Opera House, the Long Bien bridge, the five ancient gates, Nhat Tan apricot flowers, the To Lich river, Thang Long royal citadel and the old French names of streets.
Many of the information about Hanoi will be new to TV audiences with VTV inviting historians and scholars to evaluate and write scripts.
Each week VTV will air two episodes at 4pm on Thursday and 6pm of Saturday. The first episode will be broadcast on October 10, the 999th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi capital.