On September 15, tens of thousands of people flocked to the National Exhibition Center (Hanoi) to visit the National Achievement Exhibition "80 years of independence - freedom - Happiness" on the last day before the official end of the event.
At 4:00 p.m. on September 15, the Vietnam Exhibition Center (VEC) officially stopped receiving visitors to prepare for the closing event, which ended nearly three weeks of the exhibition.
According to Lao Dong on the afternoon of September 15, tens of thousands of people were still crowded to visit, taking advantage of the last opportunity before the official event ended.
The exhibition areas attract a large number of people to participate in the experience, including the areas of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam Television (VTV) ...
The highlight of the exhibition is the combination of display booths of artifacts, images, historical documents and modern technology such as 3D mapping, VR virtual reality or artificial intelligence.
Opened from August 28, with an area of nearly 260,000 m2, the National Achievement Exhibition "80 years of independence - freedom - Happiness" is a national cultural - political event, celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day on September 2.
The exhibition space brings together the participation of 34 provinces, cities, 28 ministries, branches and more than 230 booths of 106 state-owned and private enterprises.
The exhibition recreates the 50-year journey of building the country through the achievements of modern industries such as aviation - aerospace, defense industry, cultural industry, and the green transformation trend.
In addition to the exhibition areas, the event also has art performances, robots, traditional craft villages, culinary boats and thematic seminars...
According to the Organizing Committee, as of September 13, nearly 8.6 million visitors have come to visit; on September 13 alone, it reached nearly 1.3 million - the highest since the beginning of the season.
Previous peak days such as September 1 and September 2 attracted around 1 million visitors.
The Organizing Committee of the National Achievements Exhibition - 80 years of independence - freedom - Happiness journey estimated the total number of visitors when the event ended this afternoon at approximately 10 million.
The closing art program with the theme "I love my Fatherland" will take place at 8:00 p.m. tonight, broadcast live on Vietnam Television, with a message of gratitude to the public.
The program consists of three chapters with about 20 performances, gathering many generations of famous artists: People's Artist Thanh Hoa, Meritorious Artist Dang Duong, Meritorious Artist Viet Hoan, Tung Duong, Truc Nhan... along with the Vietnam Symphony orchestra, but Tuong band, Trong Dong group and TRE dance troupe.
The event ended with a high-altitude fireworks display lighting up the sky of Dong Anh - Hanoi. The organizers suggested that the Hoa Sen Gate area be one of the most beautiful viewing locations.
With the largest scale ever, and a public appeal beyond expectations, the National Achievement Exhibition has become an unforgettable mark on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day.
