(VOVworld) – People throughout the country and foreign visitors on Monday gathered in front of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s house at 30 Hoang Dieu Street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, to pay tribute to the General.

A long line of mourners slowly stepped into his house in the hope of pay their last tribute to the General.

Many young people have never seen him. Trinh Thi Viet Kieu, a student at Hanoi University of Law, is one of them: “It’s hard to believe that the General has passed away. Today, I’ve come here and I could not control myself. For me, the image of the General is lofty. He is a bright example for the younger generation to follow, so I decided to come here and burn incense to commemorate the General.”

A child carrying a photo of General Giap

Le Xuan Hiep, a student at the Hanoi University of Industry, enlarged General Giap’s picture and carried it in his arms. Hiep told us: “The death of the great leader is a major loss for the nation and for the world. I feel I’ve lost a close relative. I want this picture to be placed on the General’s altar. If it’s unacceptable, I’ll bring it to my room.”

Traveling almost two thousand kilometers, Tran Thi Quynh Mai, from Binh Duong province, says she decided to come to Hanoi to pay tribute to the General as soon as she heard the sad news. Mai said: “His picture on the altar looks very martial. I consider him an old father. I regret that time doesn’t preserve people’s youth. This is a great loss, not only for me, but for all Vietnamese people, like the death of President Ho Chi Minh.”

It’s estimated that tens of thousand people have offered their condolences to General Vo Nguyen Giap’s family.