-
Stories of the Tô Lịch River, Nùng Mount, and the God Long Đỗ Chính Khí
-
09/07/2010 | 10:11 AM
-
VGP - West Lake, the Tô River, and Nùng Mountain have been special natural characteristics of Thăng Long-Hà Nội since the time it bore its original name of Long Đỗ. While West Lake had “Dâm Đàm Đại Vương” (Great Lord of the foggy lake), the Tô River had Tô Lịch, later called Long Đỗ Chính Khí.
-
The changing names of Hà Nội
-
03/12/2010 | 7:57 AM
-
VGP - Thăng Long (Hà Nội) has been the capital city through out most of Việt Nam’s history. Before it became the capital of the Đại Việt Kingdom in 1010, Hà Nội had severed as the administrative headquarters of Chinese governors in Việt Nam during the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties. Since its founding, the city has been called by many different names.
-
Hà Nội's natural conditions
-
03/09/2010 | 4:24 PM
-
VGP - Covering an area of more than 918 square kilometers, Hà Nội comprises two different topographical features: the delta and the mid-land region.
-
Historical stages of Thăng Long-Hà Nội
-
03/08/2010 | 7:51 AM
-
VGP - A millennium is about to pass by since King Lý Thái Tổ decided to relocate the capital from Hoa Lư (Ninh Bình) to Đại La Citadel (Hà Nội now) and rename it Thăng Long. Thăng Long is the capital city of three glorious royal dynasties and the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam. Experiencing numerous ups and downs, Thăng Long-Hà Nội has been constructed and developed to become the heart of Việt Nam today and in the future.
-
The royal edict on the transfer of the capital of Thăng Long in the year 1010
-
01/15/2010 | 10:12 AM
-
In the 10th year of the 21st century, Hà Nội will celebrate its millennium. It was in the year 1010 that King Lý Thái Tổ, the founder of the first lasting national dynasty (Lý), decided to transfer the old capital at Hoa Lư to Thăng Long, the present capital. Before the transfer he took the advice of his courtiers in an edict: