The event took place at three locations: the Hanoi Flag Tower, Ngo Mon (Hue), and Nha Rong Wharf (Ho Chi Minh City), attracting thousands of spectators. For nearly two hours, the program revisited important milestones, most notably the August Revolution, followed by the "resolute struggle" at the 1954 Geneva Conference, the Tet Offensive in spring 1968, and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. Photo courtesy of the organizers.

The event took place at three locations: the Hanoi Flag Tower, Ngo Mon (Hue), and Nha Rong Wharf (Ho Chi Minh City), attracting thousands of spectators. For nearly two hours, the program revisited important milestones, most notably the August Revolution, followed by the "resolute struggle" at the 1954 Geneva Conference, the Tet Offensive in spring 1968, and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. Photo courtesy of the organizers.

On the Ngo Mon stage, artists reenacted the atmosphere of the uprising with music from the songs "Marching South" (composer Hoang Van Thai) and "Together We Go, Red Soldiers" (composer Dinh Nhu). Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

The opening chapter, titled "Look broadly, think carefully", drew inspiration from President Ho Chi Minh's poem "Learning to Play Chess": "Look broadly, think carefully/ Resolutely continue the offensive/ In a lost game, two rooks are wasted/ In time, one pawn can succeed".

Using mapping technology and live-action performances, the production team recreated the setting of Vietnam in the 1940s, when French forces in Indochina were weakening and Japanese troops invaded. After a series of events sparked conflict between Japan and France, the Vietnamese people seized the opportunity to establish revolutionary organizations, issuing an uprising order on 13/8.

At Nha Rong Wharf, hundreds of artists recreated the atmosphere of "Flags flying everywhere, a myriad of gold stars" of 19/8. Photo: Ly Vo Phu Hung.

On the Ngo Mon stage, artists reenacted the atmosphere of the uprising with music from the songs "Marching South" (composer Hoang Van Thai) and "Together We Go, Red Soldiers" (composer Dinh Nhu). Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

Singer My Linh performed "Hanoi Autumn". The song by composer Vu Thanh evokes the autumn days of 1945: "As if in a daze, listening to the wind blow/ Echoing in Ba Dinh/ His words that autumn, the color of the flag that autumn, still here, blue sky and clouds". Photo courtesy of the organizers.

At Nha Rong Wharf, hundreds of artists recreated the atmosphere of "Flags flying everywhere, a myriad of gold stars" of 19/8. Photo: Ly Vo Phu Hung.

The program also featured many songs about the country in peacetime. Singer Ha Anh Tuan performed "My House Has a Flag" (composed by DTAP), paying tribute to the generations who sacrificed for independence. Photo courtesy of the organizers.

Artists reenacted the strength of Phu Dong, the legendary youth hero, to the lively music of "Upward Bound" (composer Luu Huu Phuoc).

Following the performance, intelligence Colonel Tu Cang, Hero of the People's Armed Forces, appeared in a documentary film, recalling the call of the Youth Vanguard: "You have only one class, the class of youth. You have only one task, the task of youth. You have only one goal, national liberation. O youth, the Youth Vanguard awaits you."

While the singer performed in Hanoi, in Hue, dancers in red ao dai, holding LED lights, formed a five-pointed star. Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

Singer My Linh performed "Hanoi Autumn". The song by composer Vu Thanh evokes the autumn days of 1945: "As if in a daze, listening to the wind blow/ Echoing in Ba Dinh/ His words that autumn, the color of the flag that autumn, still here, blue sky and clouds". Photo courtesy of the organizers.

The program concluded with the song "Spring Zither" (composer Cao Viet Bach), performed by Ngu Cung, carrying a message of a bright future. The stages at all three locations were ablaze with fireworks at the finale. Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

The joy of national reunification was celebrated in the performance of "Spring in Ho Chi Minh City" by composer Xuan Hong.

After the performance, artists from the Hanoi Drama Theater performed an excerpt from the play "Me and Us" (written by Luu Quang Vu), which discusses the renewal of production and nation-building in peacetime.

The program also featured many songs about the country in peacetime. Singer Ha Anh Tuan performed "My House Has a Flag" (composed by DTAP), paying tribute to the generations who sacrificed for independence. Photo courtesy of the organizers.

While the singer performed in Hanoi, in Hue, dancers in red ao dai, holding LED lights, formed a five-pointed star. Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

Children in Ho Chi Minh City waved flags, joining in the melody of the song. Photo: Ly Vo Phu Hung.

The program concluded with the song "Spring Zither" (composer Cao Viet Bach), performed by Ngu Cung, carrying a message of a bright future. The stages at all three locations were ablaze with fireworks at the finale. Photo: Ngoc Thanh.

"Golden Opportunity" was directed by the Central Commission for Propaganda and Education, and produced by Vietnam Television. Several leaders attended the event, including: President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia. Photo courtesy of the organizers.

Ha Thu