Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong (third from left) and Hanoi officials offer incense at the statue of King Ly Thai To on New Year's Eve, February 15, 2018.

The Party chief also burnt incense at Ngoc Son Temple and walked around Hoan Kiem lake to share New Year joys with people in the capital city.

Earlier, Mr. Trong visited and extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to Hanoi’s Party Committee, authorities and people. He praised the city’s achievements over the past year, and wished that Hanoi will reap even greater attainments, deserving a capital of multi-thousand-year civilization.