A village in Hue preserves many mementos of Uncle Ho's childhood.

Uncle Ho's memorial site in Duong No village (Phu Duong commune, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province).

Thua Thien Hue, the land that nurtured President Ho Chi Minh's childhood during the periods 1895-1901 and 1906-1909. This is the place that contributed to the formation of President Ho Chi Minh's patriotic ideology, which urged him to leave to find a way to save the country and save the people.

Up to now, according to statistics, in Thua Thien Hue there are about 20 relics and memorial sites of President Ho Chi Minh or directly related to his family.

Duong No village is located about 7km east of Hue city center. The small village located on the Pho Loi River is where Uncle Ho lived from 1898 to 1900.

In 1898, after failing the second Hoi examination, Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac (father of President Ho Chi Minh) was invited by Mr. Nguyen Si Do to return home to teach (in Duong No village). The two brothers Nguyen Sinh Khiem and Nguyen Sinh Cung followed their father here. In his father's Chinese class in this house, Uncle Ho learned his first Chinese characters, laying the foundation for his Chinese studies.

Living in Duong No village, a peaceful village rich in cultural traditions, Nguyen Sinh Cung had the opportunity to integrate into the village community life, was surrounded by the loving, kind and tolerant feelings of the simple and loyal villagers, and witnessed the hard-working life of the simple farmers.

The relic site of President Ho Chi Minh's childhood memorial house in Duong No village was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a national historical and cultural relic in 1990, and ranked as a special national relic by the Prime Minister in 2020.

At this relic site, there are also works bearing the mark of President Ho Chi Minh's childhood, such as: Ben Da, Duong No communal house, and Am Ba.

The relic site is currently preserved, restored and promoted by the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Thua Thien Hue, educating the revolutionary tradition for the younger generations.

Inside the Memorial House of President Ho Chi Minh's childhood in Duong No village, there are still souvenirs associated with the period when he lived here, such as: lotus vase, bronze incense burner, wooden bench.

In addition, the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Thua Thien Hue also collects and displays many contemporary artifacts and recreates the old scene inside the thatched house so that visitors can visualize the historical period associated with Uncle Ho's childhood.

Books, inkstones, Chinese characters classes from the late 19th century and portraits of President Ho Chi Minh's peers are displayed in the memorial house in Duong No village.

Another relic right in the center of Hue city is the Memorial House of President Ho Chi Minh's childhood at 158 ​​Mai Thuc Loan Street (Thuan Loc Ward), where President Ho Chi Minh lived with his family during his first visit to Hue, from 1895 to 1901.

The relic was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1993, and ranked as a special national relic by the Prime Minister in 2020.

During the historic September days, the childhood memorial house of President Ho Chi Minh at number 158 was visited by many tourists.

Inside the memorial house, there are still many artifacts from the period when President Ho Chi Minh lived here, such as: peanut oil lamps, teapots, sofa sets, trays, plates, cups, bowls, or looms, etc.

On December 31, 2020, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2280/QD-TTg ranking the President Ho Chi Minh Relic System in Thua Thien Hue as a special national historical relic, including: Uncle Ho's Memorial House on Mai Thuc Loan Street; Hue National School Site; President Ho Chi Minh's childhood memorial house in Duong No village and Duong No village communal house.

Besides, there are many relics directly related to his family such as: the relic of the French-Vietnamese Dong Ba Primary School, the relic of the Central Region's Apostolic Delegation, the burial place of Uncle Ho's mother - Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan, Am Ba, Ben Da...

Regarding the "intangible" heritage, there are thousands of written and folk documents written about Him, talking about Him, His own memories of the time in Hue and Uncle Ho's heart for Thua Thien Hue, as well as Thua Thien Hue for Uncle Ho.

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