Last 10th October 2009, the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations had a peace march: ‘Towards the Green, Clean, Beautiful, Smoke-free City of Hanoi’, to mark the occasion and commemorate the 999th anniversary of the Thang Long-Hanoi.  This activity was co-organized by the Hanoi People’s Committee and MInistry of Foreign Affairs.  The march, which coincides with the Festival of Arts, began at the Long Bien Bridge, at Tran Nhat Buat Road, Hanoi.  The event was attended by government and private organizations, as well as the public.