Hochiminh Hometown

Hometown of President Ho Chi Minh, Sen Village, Nam Dan Distirct, Nghe An Province, is close to Cua Lo Beach so on the way to Phong Nha, we visited Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Minh) Hometown .

This will be the first page of historical book about Vietnam for Noah.

Sen village is located in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province. The village is the birthplace of the later president Ho Chi Minh.

Like other normal rural villages in Vietnam, Sen village, also called Kim Lien village, is quite tranquil, peaceful and poetic with green bamboo, public well, temple' ground where festivals or crucial occasions of the village taking place.

The house was built by donation and effort of local residents in 1901 to celebrate high result in national examination of Uncle Ho's father Nguyen Sinh Sac. It has been preserved with almost original structure and design, with all simple objects of a Confucianism family like traditional brushes or ink boxes, and popular items that can be seen in any house in rural area such as bamboo mat, trays or rice mortar. Around the house is a lush garden with numerous green plants, including many souvenir trees grown by guests who have visited this place.

Noah raised many questions during visit, the biggest question relating to Uncle Ho's name, Mommy can not give Noah the exact information at that time so we list his main names here to remember together.
- Ho Chi Minh: from 1942 to 1969;
- Bac Ho (Uncle Ho): 1946
- Nguyen Ai Quoc: from 1919 to 1945;
- Nguyen Tat Thanh: From 1902
- Nguyen Sinh Cung (Nguyen Sinh Con): From 1890 (birth certificate name)Lue lisää