Published:  00:00 Friday - September 24, 2010

The State Records and Archives Department will present a set of reproduced woodblocks “Chieu Doi Do” (the royal proclamation to change the capital city) and 1,000 copies of two books on Thang Long-Hanoi featuring the Nguyen dynasty woodblocks, to the Hanoi People’s Committee on September 24.

The head of the department Vu Thi Minh Huong said that the woodblocks are the same size as the original ones, which are 20x29.5cm and 3cm thick.

The original engraved woodblocks, which were discovered by the National Archives Centre, were used by King Ly Cong Uan and include 214 Chinese characters.

As part of activities to mark the 1,000^th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, an exhibition of oil paintings by Croatian artist Anna Tzarev will open in Hanoi on September 24.

Her paintings of flowers originating from a famous painting “Con duong gom su ven song Hong” (the ceramic path along the banks of the Red River) will be displayed during the celebration of the capital city’s millennial birthday.

Other activities include the circus, music and dancing and a firework display. 18 Vietnamese circus artists and 19 from a Spanish troupe will perform at the Dragon festival taking place, at the My Dinh national stadium on October 2.