Crowds of people return to visit the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh

During these days, the Kim Lien National Historical Relic Site (Kim Lien Commune, Nghe An Province) has been welcoming tens of thousands of people from all parts of the country coming to pay tribute. It was on this very land, 136 years ago, that President Ho Chi Minh was born.

People respectfully offer lotus flowers and lilies to Him.
People respectfully offer lotus flowers and lilies to Him.
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Visitors tour the house of President Ho Chi Minh’s father Nguyen Sinh Sac in Sen Village.
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Veterans from northern provinces return to visit Uncle Ho’s homeland.
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Schoolchildren are organised by their schools to visit President Ho Chi Minh’s homeland. Among the immense love that President Ho Chi Minh devoted to the people of Viet Nam, there was a particularly profound and boundless affection for children and teenagers.
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Inside that house remain the small chinaberry-wood bed and the weaving loom once used by Hoang Thi Loan to spin thread and weave cloth. It was the sound of the loom weaving fabric together with the lullabies beside the hammock that nurtured and instilled great values into the character of young Nguyen Sinh Cung.
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People listen to warm and familiar stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s life through the gentle, Nghe-style voice of the female tour guide, while tears quietly roll down their cheeks.
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Outstanding students from Le Loi Secondary School, Thanh Vinh Ward, Nghe An, are organised by their school to visit the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site.
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Students record the sacred keepsakes associated with President Ho Chi Minh’s childhood.

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People visit the Hoang Tru Relic Complex.
Inside the simple thatched-roof house, sacred keepsakes still remain.
Inside the simple thatched-roof house, sacred keepsakes still remain.
With deep reverence, people light incense sticks in remembrance of the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh.
With deep reverence, people light incense sticks in remembrance of the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh.
Offering bouquets of lotus flowers and lilies are respectfully offered.
Offering bouquets of lotus flowers and lilies are respectfully offered.
Tour guides enthusiastically explain stories about President Ho Chi Minh and the sacred keepsakes.
Tour guides enthusiastically explain stories about President Ho Chi Minh and the sacred keepsakes.
Among the streams of people returning to Uncle Ho’s homeland are many children.
Among the streams of people returning to Uncle Ho’s homeland are many children.
On average, the Kim Lien National Relic Site welcomes more than two million domestic and international visitors each year.
On average, the Kim Lien National Relic Site welcomes more than two million domestic and international visitors each year.
The lotus ponds in Kim Lien Commune are now blooming brilliantly and spreading a gentle, pure fragrance, as if welcoming the anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.
The lotus ponds in Kim Lien Commune are now blooming brilliantly and spreading a gentle, pure fragrance, as if welcoming the anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.
NDO

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