The Encyclopedia on Hanoi City ( EHC ) is a great cultural - scientific work aiming at 1000-year celebration of Thang Long - Ha Noi ( 1010 - 2010 ). It is started to compile in the year of 1993 and assigned to 18 volumes aiming to provide a large readership and research circle with both general & in-depth knowledge regarding Hanoi geography, history, politics, economy, science & technology, education, health care, literature, arts of the long process of historic development from the beginning up to now. The EHC is composed of 18 volumes as following: 1 - History. 2 - Geography. 3 - Politics. 4 - Legal making activity & laws. 5 - Economy. 5 - Science & technology. 7 - Social sciences & humanities. 8 - Education. 9 - Health care. 10 - Literature. 11 - Hanoi spoken language. 12 - Information & publishing activity. 13 - Arts. 14 - Historical vestiges & sites - Museums. 15 - Tourism. 16 - Religion. 17 - Customs & festivals. 18 - Sports & gymnastics. The contents of the Vol. One of the EHC - History: Parts: I - From the beginning to the year of 1010. Pre-historic times. Vestiges & relics of the Dong Son Culture & Hanoi in the times of Nation-building. Hanoi in the period of 1000-year Chinese domination. The times of the Ngo, Dinh, Early Le families. II - Thang Long - Dong Do - Dong Kinh in the times of Ly, Tran, Ho, Le, Tay Son & the Nguyen Dynasties. The move of National Capital from Hoa Lu to Hanoi. III - Hanoi in the years of Resistance against French colonialism & national liberation. Hanoi Citadel was attacked by French legionnaire in the years of 1873, 1882, 1883. Hanoi in the August 1945 Revolution & the First Indochina War. IV - Hanoi in the years of Socialism Building & the Second Indochina War.