On the morning of 20 August 2025, at the Cổ Loa Relic Site, the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center and the People’s Committee of Đông Anh Commune held the opening ceremony of the exhibition themed “Cổ Loa – Tradition and Revolution.” This event celebrates the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (19/8/1945 – 19/8/2025) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2/9/1945 – 2/9/2025).
Guests in attendance included PGS.TS Đặng Văn Bài – Vice Chairman of the National Cultural Heritage Council; PGS.TS Tống Trung Tín – President of the Vietnam Archaeological Association, Member of the National Cultural Heritage Council; TS. Nguyễn Văn Sơn – Chairman of the Hanoi Association of Historians; PGS.TS Nguyễn Mạnh Hà – Former Director of the Institute of Party History, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; PGS.TS Nguyễn Phương Chi – Vietnam Institute of History; Mr. Nguyễn Thanh Quang – Director of the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center; Ms. Nguyễn Hồng Chi – Deputy Director of the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center; Mr. Hoàng Công Huy – Deputy Head in charge of the Management Board of the Cổ Loa Relic Site; TS. Nguyễn Viết Cường – Chief of Office; together with representatives of leaders of departments under the Department of Cultural Heritage – Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ms. Trần Thị Minh Huệ – Deputy Director of the Institute for Conservation of Monuments; Ms. Trịnh Thị Khuyến Lương – Deputy Director of the B-52 Victory Museum; Colonel Phạm Văn Phi – Director of the Nguyễn Chí Thanh Museum; leaders of units under the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center; Ms. Nguyễn Thị Lương – Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Đông Anh Commune; heads of local departments, organizations, and unions; the board of principals of Cổ Loa Secondary School, Cổ Loa Primary School, Cổ Loa Kindergarten, and Thành Loa Kindergarten; representatives of the Cổ Loa Business Club, the Cổ Loa Antiquities Club, historical witnesses, and the local community of Đông Anh; travel agencies, press, central and municipal television stations, visitors, and local residents.
Cultural performance welcoming the opening ceremony
Delegates attending the opening ceremony
In her speech, Ms. Nguyễn Hồng Chi – Deputy Director of the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center stated: "The victory of the August Revolution in 1945 is a brilliant milestone in the history of the nation, opening a new era – the era of national independence associated with socialism. In that glorious history, the people and land of Cổ Loa – Đông Anh made significant contributions, standing alongside the nation in revolutionary struggles, in building and defending the Fatherland."
With the theme “Cổ Loa – Tradition and Revolution,” this exhibition presents to the public many valuable documents and images that vividly reflect the historical and cultural traditions and patriotic spirit that have endured from the time of An Dương Vương to the heroic revolutionary years in the Hồ Chí Minh era. Tradition and revolution are the two sacred currents that have shaped a resilient Cổ Loa in history and a dynamic, developing Cổ Loa today.
Speech by Ms. Nguyễn Thị Lương – Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Đông Anh Commune
Speech by PGS.TS Nguyễn Mạnh Hà – Former Director of the Institute of Party History, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics
Delegates cutting the ribbon to open the exhibition
Delegates and visitors viewing the exhibition
The exhibition is open to visitors from 20 August 2025 at the Exhibition House of the Cổ Loa Relic Site, Chùa Hamlet, Đông Anh, Hanoi.
