* When Lý Thái Tổ established the capital in the area in 1010, it was named '''Thăng Long''' (昇龍, "rising dragon"). ''Thăng Long'' later became the name of a major bridge on the highway linking the city center to Nội Bài Airport, and the Thăng Long Boulevard expressway in the southwest of the city center. In modern time, the city is usually referred to as ''Thăng Long – Hà Nội'', when its long history is discussed.