Close-up of Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site in Dong Thap

The tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac stands tall and eternal like a white lotus rising above the pink Lotus Land.

After many contributions to local patriotic movements, Mr. Pho Bang Nguyen Sinh Sac became seriously ill and passed away on the night of November 26 to the morning of November 27, 1929 (October 27, Ky Ty year) at the age of 67.

Symbolizes the land of Nine Dragons

Taking reporters from Giao thong Newspaper to visit the tomb of Vice President Nguyen Sinh Sac - the father of President Ho Chi Minh, Ms. Vo Thi Tuyet Ngoa, Director of the Nguyen Sinh Sac Relic Site (Dong Thap) said that at the time of Vice President's death, the French colonialists strictly inspected all issues.

Panoramic view of the relic site of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac.

There were no relatives at his funeral, only the villagers brought him to his eternal resting place. The Pho Bang's grave was buried by the villagers, with jasmine flowers planted in the four corners of the grave - his favorite flower.

In 1954, the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac was restored by soldiers and local people, then photographed and sent to the North for President Ho Chi Minh. Immediately after the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, in response to the people's wishes, in August 1975, the Sa Dec Provincial Party Committee (now Dong Thap Province) built the tomb of the man, and it was completed in February 1977.

In 1992, the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) issued a decision to recognize the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac as a National Historical - Cultural Relic.

Above the tomb is a stylized lotus-shaped roof like an open hand facing down, with the top of the roof embossed with the image of nine dragon heads.

In 2010, the relic site inaugurated the project "Preserving, restoring and promoting the value of the relic site of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac", with an area after expansion of nearly 9 hectares.

The tomb faces east, above the tomb is a stylized lotus-shaped roof like an open hand facing down, the roof is embossed with nine dragon heads, symbolizing the people of the Mekong Delta always protecting the tomb of the patriotic scholar.

In addition to the tomb, the project also has an exhibition hall about the life and career of Nguyen Sinh Sac and a reconstruction of a corner of the ancient Hoa An village - where Nguyen Sinh Sac first set foot in revolutionary activities, dispensed medicine to serve the people...

The stilt house in the relic site was restored and displayed like Uncle Ho's stilt house in Hanoi.

In particular, in the relic site, there is a model of Uncle Ho's Stilt House built at a 1:1 scale, from size, style to artifacts, all restored and displayed like Uncle Ho's Stilt House in Hanoi.

With the meaning that Dong Thap wants to bring Uncle Ho back to the tomb of Vice President Nguyen Sinh Sac and so that the people of the South who do not have the opportunity to visit Uncle Ho's stilt house in Hanoi, when coming here, can also imagine how Uncle Ho, a President, lived and worked.

In addition, there is also a 600m2 President Ho Chi Minh Exhibition House, with more than 200 images and artifacts on 6 topics, systematically reflecting the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh.

Red address for patriotic education

According to Ms. Ngoa, today, the tomb stands tall and eternal like a white lotus rising above the pink lotus land. The Party Committee, government, army and people of Dong Thap province are honored to represent the people of the whole country and the Nguyen Sinh family to look after the tomb and burn incense to worship the Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac.

The relic site of Vice President Nguyen Sinh Sac is a red address for educating patriotic traditions.

After nearly 50 years of operation, the tomb relic site of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac has welcomed and attentively served hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign visitors coming to visit and research.

This is a cultural project with profound political and humanistic significance, contributing to promoting and spreading the value of the national historical and cultural relic site, not only performing well the function of education and historical research but also being a "red address" in the journey to the source of cadres, party members, students inside and outside the province.

In particular, the relic site has had the honor of welcoming high-ranking leaders of the Party and State. In addition, organizations regularly organize traditional activities, organize ceremonies to admit new Party members and Youth Union members, and ceremonies to report achievements to Uncle Ho on the occasion of major national holidays.

Many meaningful activities were organized by Dong Thap province on the occasion of the 95th death anniversary of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac.

Visiting the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac on the occasion of the 95th death anniversary, Ms. Hien (50 years old, living in Dong Thap province) said: "Many times I have visited the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac, but each time I come, I feel moved. Because the burial place of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac is like a red address to educate the tradition of patriotism for today's generation."

"When I came to Dong Thap province and visited the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac, I felt very honored and proud. I was honored to visit the burial place of President Ho Chi Minh's father. I was also proud because Dong Thap was once the place chosen by Vietnamese patriots to carry out revolutionary activities," said Ms. Nguyen Hong Van (34 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City).

Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site located in Ward 4, Cao Lanh city (Dong Thap) was started construction on August 22, 1975 and inaugurated on February 13, 1977. On April 9, 1992, Nguyen Sinh Sac relic site was recognized as a National Historical and Cultural Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information.
The annual death anniversary of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac takes place over three days, October 25, 26 and 27 of the lunar calendar, according to traditional folk rituals, including: the First Worship Ceremony, the Main Worship Ceremony and the Second Worship Ceremony.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/can-canh-khu-di-tich-nguyen-sinh-sac-o-dong-thap-192240705222213379.htm