Hanoi: Various activities invite visitors to Spring Book Street
A wide range of activities are being held in a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrating programme that kicked off on the December 19 Book Street in Hanoi on February 7.
The Spring Book Street programme is opened in Hanoi on February 7 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A wide range of activities are being held in a Lunar NewYear (Tet) celebrating programme that kicked off on the December 19 Book Streetin Hanoi on February 7.
In the Spring Book Street programme, bookstoreswill organise exchanges with visitors, introduce new books and offer luckymoney to their readers.
Visitors will have a chance to join talks withauthors and experts about books, the reading habit and calligraphy. They canalso enjoy performances of traditional arts or take part in folk games.
Notably, artists from the Hanoi cheo (Vietnamesetraditional opera) and drama theatres will help the audience learn about thecapital city’s history through many extracts.
Performances of traditional musical genres likethe van, xam and tru singing will form part of the programme, which alsofeatures calligraphy, xiangqi chess and sandpainting competitions.
The Spring Book Street programme aims to helpturn the street into a cultural destination in Hanoi and promote the readinghabit in the community.
The event, organised by the municipal Departmentof Information and Communications and the Hoan Kiem district People’sCommittee, will last through February 14.-VNA
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The Spring Book Street programme is opened in Hanoi on February 7 (Photo: VNA) 
