Published:  00:00 Tuesday - October 05, 2010

The Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi, unveiled a plate entitled “Project in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary” on the wall of the intellectuals’ palace in Hanoi on October 4.

Covering an area of 6,668 sq.m. in Cau Giay district, the palace includes two buildings, one with three stories and one with 15 stories.

The palace will help solve a shortage of headquarters for research institutes and associations needed by intellectuals and artists in the process of building up the capital city, said Phi Thai Binh, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi City People’s Committee.

An exhibition of more than 250 calligraphic paintings also opened at the Temple of Literature, honouring the long-lasting culture and talent of Thang Long-Hanoi people.

Nearly 50 nationwide calligraphers aging from 25-90 showed their works in various ways and on different materials such as paper, wood, bronze, ceramics and even flowers.