The family of Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong - President Ho Chi Minh's maternal grandfather, was a wealthy family of Confucian scholars with a benevolent and tolerant heart; he was a man of profound knowledge of Chinese studies, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kep was a kind and capable woman who knew many folk songs of Nghe An.
Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong's family was a wealthy family of scholars, with a benevolent and tolerant heart. He was a man well-versed in Chinese studies, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kep was a kind and capable rural woman who knew many folk songs of Nghe An.The house of Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kep consists of five rooms. The three outer rooms are used for Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong's teaching and resting place. The two inner rooms are where the family lives. Photo: Thanh CuongPhoto: Thanh CuongThe wooden bench in the first room is where Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong teaches. His students are mainly children of workers in the area. Photo: Thanh CuongThe fourth room is a room with a small bed, where Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kep rests. The fifth room outside has a small bed, where her two daughters rest. Inside is a loom, in the middle of the two rooms is a cabinet containing household items. Here, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kep taught her two daughters to love work and be skillful in raising silkworms, spinning silk and weaving. Photo: Thanh CuongOn the occasion of the beginning of the Spring of Mau Dan (1878), Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong, when going to celebrate Tet in Lang Sen, saw a buffalo herding boy engrossed in reading a book. This scene made him extremely moved. After learning about the family background, he found out that the boy was Nguyen Sinh Sac, the son of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Nham and Mrs. Ha Thi Hy in Lang Sen. Photo: Thanh CuongAt the age of 4, Nguyen Sinh Sac became an orphan and lived with his older brother, Nguyen Sinh Thuyet. Since childhood, Nguyen Sinh Sac was an intelligent and studious boy, but due to his family's difficult circumstances, he could not go to school. Sympathizing with his plight, Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong discussed with his wife to take Nguyen Sinh Sac into his home to raise and educate him. Photo: Thanh CuongPhoto: Thanh CuongWhen Nguyen Sinh Sac reached adulthood, the family's first daughter, Hoang Thi Loan, was also at the age of 15 and the two loved each other very much. In view of the affection of his children, Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong had the good intention of choosing Nguyen Sinh Sac as his son-in-law. In 1883, the wedding ceremony of Nguyen Sinh Sac and Hoang Thi Loan was held here. Photo: Thanh CuongThe five-room thatched house - the home of President Ho Chi Minh's maternal grandparents - was the place where Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan (President Ho Chi Minh's mother) was born; where Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac (President Ho Chi Minh's father) was nurtured and nurtured; and also where his parents' happiness was built. On the day he returned to his hometown, President Ho Chi Minh visited his maternal grandparents' house. He was deeply moved by the family's sacred relics. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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