The countdown for the 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival - Hanoi that transpires December 3, 2016-January 22, 2017 at the Lepare Trade Centre in the Gaduma City Urban Area has started.

The event will feature 40 giant lanterns (each 10-30 metres in height) that symbolize the three dimensions of Vietnamese and Korean culture – Peace, Love and Hope.

In addition, roughly 200 exhibition booths will offer visitors food, entertainment and shopping opportunities. 

On the margins, K-pop music concerts, Taekwondo exhibitions, traditional musical instrument performances and cover dancing events and games will take place.

This is the largest event of its kind in Vietnam.

The lantern festival is an annual tradition in Seoul where for 70 days each year giant lanterns showcasing historical subjects go on exhibition throughout cities across the Republic of Korea.

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