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President Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 into a Confucianist family in Hoang Tru village in Nghe An province. The village’s cultural tradition and parents’ love cultivated the morality and ideology of Ho Chi Minh, a national hero and an outstanding cultural figure. Tran Dinh Ha, an official of the Nghe An Provincial Department of Tourism, said: “The Kim Lien relic site comprises of Sen, also known as Kim Lien village of President Ho Chi Minh’s father and Hoang Tru village of the President’s mother, which are 2 km from each other. The grave of Ho Chi Minh’s mother, Hoang Thi Loan and many other relics associated with his childhood are on the site.”

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Hoang Tru village is as simple as other Vietnamese rural areas. Passing through a bamboo gate, visitors enter a small thatched house, where President Ho Chi Minh was born and spent his early years. Inside the house, there a hammock, a weaving loom, a small bed, and many other objects that recall Ho Chi Minh’s modest childhood life. Nguyen Thi Hang is a visitor: “I’m moved to visit President Ho Chi Minh’s childhood house. The village is very peaceful. Many objects depicting his childhood are still retained helping us better understand our beloved leader.”

The house of Nguyen Sinh Sac, President Ho Chi Minh’s father, in Sen village was built by the locals after he succeeded the Junior Doctorate exams in 1901 bringing honor to the village. In the house, two sets of plank-beds, a bed, a wooden box, a cabinet, and a black wooden tray are preserved.

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The Kim Lien relic site welcomes millions of visitors a year. Tran Dinh Ha of the Nghe An Tourism Department said: “Over the past few years, Nghe An province has restored a number of relics including the houses of President Ho Chi Minh’s neighbors. Visitors can also enjoy local folk tunes including the Vi Giam singing, a typical genre of Nghe An. We receive 2 million tourists annually.”