Thousands of tourists visit Uncle Ho's hometown after Tet Giap Thin

NGHE AN - Sen Village, Kim Lien Relic Complex, Dai Tue Pagoda in Nam Dan District welcomed a large number of visitors and sightseers in the first days of the new year.

Nam Dan district is located 15 km from Vinh city, is home to many historical and cultural relics and famous scenic spots of Nghe An province.

Here is the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site, located in Kim Lien and Nam Giang communes - a relic complex associated with President Ho Chi Minh's childhood, attracting more than 2 million visitors each year.

When coming to Nam Dan, tourists can visit the Sen Village relic cluster, Chung Son temple, and the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - mother of President Ho Chi Minh.

At the Sen Village relic complex in Kim Lien commune, on February 16 (the 7th day of the Lunar New Year), hundreds of people from many provinces and cities in the country flocked to visit. Many tourists held flowers and walked in line, entering the grounds to offer incense and visit the relics inside.

Sen Village has a thatched house of the family of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac, which preserves mementos of President Ho Chi Minh's childhood from 1901 to 1906 and his two visits to his hometown in 1957 and 1961.

Many tourists visit the "Uncle Ho fish pond" in the Sen Village area. The pond was built in 2018 and houses many carp. If you want to feed the fish, you can buy food to drop in, priced at 10,000 VND per box.

Each cluster of relics has small stalls to sell local gifts, famous specialties of Nam Dan district. Visitors can try Lam tea, lotus tea... displayed at the counter before buying.

7 km from Sen Village is the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - mother of President Ho Chi Minh, in Nam Giang commune. Many young people wearing Ao Dai come here to enjoy the spring and take photos. Photo: Hoang Thi Loan relic site.

Inside the campus are many resting spots and miniature landscapes. In addition to sightseeing, visitors can also experience betel chewing at a small hut.

On February 15, local authorities held a ceremony to offer banh chung at the tomb and organized a ceremony to give alms at the relic site's yard to locals and tourists.

Chung Son Temple in Kim Lien Commune, part of the Kim Lien Relic Site. This is the place to worship President Ho Chi Minh's ancestors, located halfway up Chung Mountain, and was ranked as a National Historical Relic in 1991.

The temple has many trees and a small waterfall, creating a cool green space. To enter the shrines, people have to walk through stone steps.

According to statistics, from February 10 to now, Kim Lien Relic Site has welcomed more than 4,000 groups with nearly 40,000 visitors, including 15 foreign groups.

About 17 km from Kim Lien relic site, Dai Tue pagoda, 6,000 m2 wide, located on top of Thang Thien cave, in Dai Hue mountain range, Nam Anh commune, is also a favorite destination for tourists during the New Year when combined with visiting Uncle Ho's hometown.

In 2016, Dai Tue was recognized by the Record Association with 4 records, including: the pagoda with the most ruby ​​statues, the most monolithic mulberry wood statues, the most parallel sentences in pure Vietnamese calligraphy, and the pagoda on the mountain with the largest artificial lake.

Before and after Tet, every day thousands of people come to the pagoda to burn incense, pray for peace and enjoy the scenery. Photo: Dai Tue Pagoda

Many pilgrims wrote their New Year wishes on pieces of paper and stuck them on tree branches in front of the temple. Photo: Dai Tue Pagoda

Coming to the relics in Nam Dan on this occasion, people often ask for calligraphy, or buy souvenirs and ask the calligrapher to write their name in calligraphy on them.

Nghe An Department of Tourism said that during the Tet holiday, the whole province welcomed more than 315,000 visitors, with total revenue reaching about 400 billion VND.

Nam Dan district welcomes the most visitors, tens of thousands of visitors per day, followed by Dien Chau, Hung Nguyen, Do Luong districts, and Vinh city.

Duc Hung - Vnexpress.net

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