Solemn Ceremony to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Uncle Ho's Second Visit to His Homeland

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province attended the ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's second visit to his hometown. Photo: Dao Tuan

Attending the ceremony, on the Central side were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Phuc - Politburo member, President; Nong Duc Manh - former General Secretary of the Party Central Committee; Truong Tan Sang - former President; Nguyen Sinh Hung - former Chairman of the National Assembly; Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat; Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Van Nen - Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Do Van Chien - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Le Van Thanh - Party Central Committee member - Deputy Prime Minister.

Also attending were Party Central Committee members: Le Khanh Hai - Head of the Office of the President; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education; Hoang Thanh Tung - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Law; Ho Duc Phoc - Minister of Finance; Nguyen Van The - Minister of Transport; Nguyen Thanh Long - Minister of Health; Lai Xuan Mon - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Le Quoc Minh - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Vu Dai Thang - Secretary of the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee; Do Trong Hung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Council; Hoang Trung Dung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Ha Tinh Provincial People's Council; Major General Ho Hai Son - Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Command.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and former comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Standing Committee; Provincial People's Council, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, the Provincial People's Committee; Nam Dan district, representatives of the Nguyen Sinh family, the Hoang Xuan family, the Ha family and people of Kim Lien commune.

Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State; leaders of central departments, ministries and branches attended the ceremony. Photo: Dao Tuan

Leaders of ministries, departments, branches and leaders of Nghe An province attended the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Dao Tuan

HOMETOWN OF HIGH SYMPATHY AND LOVE

Delivering a speech at the Commemoration Ceremony, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee emphasized that President Ho Chi Minh - a genius leader, great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, national liberation hero, world cultural celebrity, exemplary international communist soldier, close friend of peace-loving and social progress-loving peoples around the world.

Throughout his life, he “sacrificed his family to take care of the country”. He “left behind a lot of love for all the people, the whole Party, the whole army, the youth and children”. In that immense love, he always reserved deep affection, thoughtful care and concern for his hometown Nghe An, for Kim Lien village, Nam Dan and Hoang Tru village, his mother’s hometown, and Sen village, his father’s hometown.

Art program to celebrate the anniversary. Photo: Dao Tuan

On his revolutionary journey across five continents and four seas to “find a way for the whole nation”, he always yearned for his country, for his hometown of Nghe An. He remembered many melodies of the folk songs of his hometown, including the folk songs of the Vi, Giam, and Phuong Vai, and he missed the “kind mother’s lullaby to her child”..Away from home for more than half a century, he still retains his heavy, warm, sincere, resonant Nghe accent.

Returning to the country in the spring of 1941 and directly leading the successful August Revolution, regaining independence and freedom for the people and the country after many long nights of slavery, he still could not visit his hometown. It was not until June 1957, more than 2 years after the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu "making history", that President Ho Chi Minh returned to visit his homeland.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy -Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivered a speech at the Commemoration Ceremony. Photo: Dao Tuan

Then, 4 years later, in December 1961, the people of his hometown were able to welcome Uncle Ho back to visit. In just 3 short but extremely precious days, he spent all his time visiting and talking with cadres and people of his hometown in Vinh City; visiting Vinh Mechanical Factory; Nghe An Mountainous Pedagogical School; Dong Hieu Farm; Vinh Thanh Cooperative...

Revisiting Hoang Tru village, the simple and friendly Uncle sat and talked in front of the house with the people of his mother's hometown. In the crowd of people happily welcoming Uncle Ho, he still recognized and did not forget to recall memories with his childhood friends. In every place he visited, he gave the cadres, people, and villagers all his warm affection and specific, practical advice. No one could have imagined that it would be the last time he returned to his homeland, the last time his homeland welcomed Uncle Ho.

Delegates attending the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo by Thanh Duy

During the years of working away from the Fatherland, he always followed and grasped the specific situation in the country and Nghe-Tinh. He guided and directly taught the class "Revolutionary Path".for many young people from the homeland who went abroad at that time, later became excellent students, loyal communist soldiers, typical of our Party such as Le Hong Son, Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai... He was proud of a "Red Nghe Tinh" that took the lead, was resilient, and indomitable in the face of enemy oppression.

His sacred and profound affection, his devoted and thoughtful care for his homeland are invaluable assets, a great source of encouragement, and a driving force that urges cadres, soldiers and people of Nghe An on every revolutionary journey.

Uncle Ho visited his hometown. Photo: Document

NGHE AN RECALLS UNCLE HO'S TEACHINGS

Realizing the wishes and instructions of beloved Uncle Ho, over the past years, with the attention of the Party and State, the sharing and support of localities and people nationwide, the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An province have made constant efforts to rise up, achieving many important achievements in many fields. From a province with a low starting point, Nghe An has risen to be among the localities with a fairly fast economic growth rate in the country; creating an increasingly solid socio-economic foundation in all aspects.

Party and State leaders, leaders of ministries, departments, branches and provincial leaders attended the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Dao Tuan

In particular, over the past two years, facing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Party Committee and People of Nghe An have promoted the spirit of solidarity, mobilized the strength of the entire political system, effectively controlled the epidemic, and made efforts to maintain and restore socio-economic development. The people's trust in the Party and the State has been increasingly enhanced, creating a solid foundation for the province to continue to develop rapidly and comprehensively in the new period.

In addition to the achievements, Nghe An is still not a good province in the country. The Party Committees, authorities, organizations and people of the province have seriously reviewed and sincerely apologized to Uncle Ho for not yet fulfilling what he always expected.

The 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho's second visit to his homeland is an opportunity for us to review and understand more deeply his feelings for his homeland, his instructions and wishes for the development of his homeland. The Party Committee and the people of all ethnic groups in Nghe An promise to Uncle Ho that they will continue to make efforts, further promote the historical traditions, culture and people of Nghe An, arouse the will of self-reliance and aspiration to rise up; actively, proactively innovate and create to bring the province to sustainable development. Strive to achieve the highest goal by 2025, Nghe An will become a well-off province in the Northern region; by 2030, it will become a well-off province in the whole country.

MUST BE DETERMINED TO FULFILL UNCLE'S WISHES DURING HIS LIFE

Speaking at the ceremony, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh's deep concern for his homeland will forever be imprinted in his mind, a priceless spiritual heritage, a source of encouragement and motivation for all cadres, party members and people of Nghe An province to strive to build their homeland to become more and more prosperous.

Today, the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Nghe An province organized the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho's second visit to his homeland and the inauguration of the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House at the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site - once again deeply expressing the respect and infinite gratitude for the beloved Uncle Ho of the people and soldiers of the whole country in general, and cadres, party members and people of Nghe An province in particular.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the Commemoration Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy

Our Party, State and People will forever remember the great contributions and spiritual support of Uncle Ho's family and relatives on both his paternal and maternal sides who gave birth to, raised and educated the great son of the Vietnamese nation - beloved President Ho Chi Minh. In particular, Uncle Ho's entire family devoted their entire lives to contributing and sacrificing for the People and the country, leaving no privacy for themselves.

At the ceremony, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Nghe An province to clearly see their great responsibility to fulfill what he had wished for his homeland during his lifetime. With the will of self-reliance, self-reliance and the desire to rise up, Nghe An needs to make more efforts and determination to create a "Lam River miracle" that the whole country is expecting.

Nghe An was issued Resolution 26 by the Politburo to develop into a socio-economic center of the North Central region. At the 2nd session, the 15th National Assembly issued Resolution 36 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province. This demonstrates the special attention, responsibility and affection of the Party, State and people nationwide for the homeland of beloved President Ho Chi Minh. Therefore, it is recommended that Nghe An province continue to be proactive and coordinate with the Central Ministries, Committees and branches to bring the above Resolution into life, for the development of Nghe An, the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho.

The President said that, along with comprehensive development in all fields, deeply imbued with the viewpoint: Culture lights the way for the nation of our Party, Nghe An needs to pay attention to promoting the traditions and strengths of the culture and people of Nghe An.

In particular, we focus on protecting, honoring and promoting Ho Chi Minh's cultural values, including the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site and the Ho Chi Minh Memorial House. These are red addresses, aiming to preserve and promote Ho Chi Minh's heritage in his homeland, to educate revolutionary traditions, Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style to cadres, party members and people nationwide, especially the current and future generations.

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH MEMORIAL HOUSE

In conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of Uncle Ho's second visit to his homeland, today, the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An organized the inauguration and put into use the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House.

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province cut the ribbon to inaugurate the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House. Photo: Thanh Duy

The project started construction in October 2020, right on the old land; the materials, structures, patterns, and motifs of the Memorial House are modeled after traditional Vietnamese architecture, both solemn and cozy, yet rustic and close. The project is a manifestation of the infinite respect and gratitude of the people of Nghe An and compatriots and soldiers across the country towards beloved Uncle Ho. The project creates harmony and uniformity in architecture and landscape in the overall Kim Lien National Special Historical Relic Site.

On the journey back to the source, every Vietnamese person who comes here to offer incense to the spirit of President Ho Chi Minh, surely feels closer to Him; self-reflects, to see "our hearts are clearer".

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

Former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh offers incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Truong Tan Sang - former President offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

Former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung offers incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the People's Council of Nghe An province offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

With pride and a sense of responsibility before the Party, the State and the people of the whole country, the Party Committee and the people of Nghe An will forever preserve this especially valuable historical relic; always be an address for compatriots and soldiers nationwide to turn to, learn about the homeland, life, and glorious revolutionary career of Uncle Ho, a place to foster patriotism, educate the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh; a place for international friends to learn about the origin of the national liberation hero, world cultural celebrity Ho Chi Minh, to love and support more the cause of building and defending the Fatherland of our people.

Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State offer incense at the altar of Nguyen Sinh Nham - Uncle Ho's grandfather. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates viewed some artifacts in the Nguyen Sinh Nham House Relic. Photo: Thanh Duy

Leaders and former leaders of the Party and State visit the Sen Village Library. Photo: Thanh Duy

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province offer incense at Chung Son Temple - the ancestral temple of the Nguyen Sinh family. Photo: Pham Bang