The event was co-organized by the Ho Guom Information and Culture Center and the "Past and Present" Historical Documentation Center under the Vietnamese Association of Historical Sciences in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the final day of the 60 days and nights battle to protect Hanoi capital on February 18, 1947.

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A photo at the exhibition. (Source: VNA)

The exhibition aims to retrace the boiling atmosphere in Hanoi capital in late 1946 and early 1947, when the whole city was responding to President Ho Chi Minh's appeal for national resistance war.

Some photos taken by artists Tran Van Nhung, Tran Van Ve, and Nguyen Duy Kien featured a Hanoi with heavy damages by the enemy’s shells. The exhibition also showcases photos describing Hanoi as a modernized and civilized city by photographer Nguyen Huu Bao.

The event will last till February 27.

Translated by Huu Duc