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via Vietnam Plus, 30 January 2024: Presidents Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam and Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. of the Philippines visited the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, a UNESCO world heritage site, during Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Vietnam. The citadel, a symbol of Vietnam’s rich feudal history, served as a backdrop for cultural exchange and diplomacy between the two leaders.
President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on January 30 visited the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a world cultural heritage site in Hanoi, as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam.
There, the two leaders attended the “Happy Tet 2024” programme that is taking place ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival at the Central Sector of the citadel.
President Thuong introduced the traditional Tet of Vietnam, including its cultural values, folk games, and dishes, to his guest. They also talked to local people and artisans of craft villages from across Vietnam who are reenacting the traditional Tet spaces of Hanoi, the central and southern regions, and ethnic minority groups.
