Visiting Uncle Ho's hometown in May.
(Baonghean.vn) – As May arrives in Kim Lien, we encounter the cheerful voices of people from all over the country. For Vietnamese people, Lang Sen and Lang Chua, the birthplace of Uncle Ho – simple villages like many other Vietnamese countryside villages – have become a shared homeland.
(Baonghean.vn) – As May arrives in Kim Lien, we encounter the cheerful voices of people from all over the country. For Vietnamese people, Lang Sen and Lang Chua, the birthplace of Uncle Ho – simple villages like many other Vietnamese countryside villages – have become a shared homeland.
| As peaceful as any other village in Vietnam, Sen Village and Chua Village are the birthplace and nurturing ground of a renowned cultural figure and national hero, Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Nguyen Sach. |
| These days, President Ho Chi Minh's hometown welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the country. Photo: Thanh Cuong. |
| This season is also when lotus flowers bloom profusely throughout the ponds and lakes of Kim Lien. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
| The lotus flower has become a symbol of Nam Dan village - the birthplace of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Nguyen Sach |
| For the past few years, people in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown have expanded the area of ponds and lakes for lotus cultivation to create the image of Kim Lien (golden lotus) land. Photo: Nguyen's book. |
| A simple thatched house in my maternal grandparents' hometown of Hoang Tru. Photo: Sach Nguyen. |
"The lane to Uncle Ho's house is lined with red hibiscus flowers / No different from the hibiscus flowers in front of my house / Uncle Ho's garden is green with rows of peanuts and sweet potatoes / Just like any other garden where sweet potatoes and peanuts are grown..." (Poem by Nguyen Duy). Photo: Nguyen's book |
| Stories about Uncle Ho will forever be told beside the jackfruit and betel nut trees, beside the thatched houses weathered by rain and sun... Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Nguyen Thanh Cuong's book