Published:  00:00 Wednesday - September 24, 2008

A colourful festival to highlight various regions’ cultural identities will take place in Hanoi from October 6-9, with a series of activities to celebrate the 1,000th founding anniversary of the Thang Long-Hanoi capital city.

Twenty provinces and cities representing the northern, central and southern regions will visit the capital to showcase their typical arts, traditional costumes, folk games and gastronomy.