During the months of May, the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, where Uncle Ho lived and worked during the last 15 years of his life (1954-1969), welcomed tens of thousands of visitors.
In the green tree-lined campus, people orderly and solemnly followed each other to enter the Relic Site, visit the stilt house where Uncle Ho lived, visit Uncle Ho's fish pond, visit the Mango Road full of memories...
In 2025, on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of his birth, the Relic Site will also organize many meaningful activities to pay tribute, commemorate and further spread the great values he left to all people in the country and international friends.
Artifacts tell stories about Uncle Ho
Coming to the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace in May 2025, in addition to visiting the garden, fish pond, stilt house... visitors also have the opportunity to explore many meaningful activities such as visiting the National Exhibition "President Ho Chi Minh - National Essence, Contemporary Stature," with valuable images and documents, recreating the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh; Explore the book gallery about President Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace Relic Site, where hundreds of valuable books about his life, career, ideology, morality and style are introduced and preserved...
One of the highlights of this series of events is the launch of the "Storytelling Artifacts" gallery in the Relic Site.
With the theme “Uncle Ho with the South - The South with Uncle Ho,” the exhibition introduces 45 original documents and artifacts, carefully selected from the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, the National History Museum, the family of General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Nguyen Chi Thanh Museum and many other valuable sources.
The exhibits at the exhibition bring viewers back to the heroic historical years, with President Ho Chi Minh's deep affection for the South, as well as the loyal and steadfast feelings of the South that misses him.
The exhibition includes documents and artifacts expressing President Ho Chi Minh's nostalgia and endless concern for the South and his desire to liberate the South and unify the country. That is the draft of "President Ho Chi Minh's Letter to the soldiers and people of the South and the South Central region," dated December 4, 1945.
In the letter, President Ho Chi Minh firmly believed that with a nation with such a united people, our country would definitely not be lost again.
That is the photo of Nguyen Sinh Sac's tomb in Cao Lanh, Dong Thap , which Uncle Ho arranged in an inlaid box, placed on the highest bookshelf in his working room in his stilt house.
The South always ached in his heart, not only because his fellow Southerners were still separated there, but also because his father, Mr. Pho Bang Nguyen Sinh Sac, was still there waiting for him to visit. Unfortunately, his wish could not be fulfilled.
It is also the wool blanket that President Ho Chi Minh gave to Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, a revolutionary veteran, from Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of his 70th birthday at the Presidential Palace Office in 1963; the bag of Tam's mother in My Chanh, Binh Dinh, respectfully presented to President Ho Chi Minh; the red flag with a yellow star, a gift from the "Association of Soldiers' Mothers" in Binh Tot hamlet, Binh Phu commune, Hong Dan district, Bac Lieu province, embroidered to present to President Ho Chi Minh on June 1, 1958...
In particular, the exhibition also introduces to the public the draft letter President Ho Chi Minh sent to comrade Le Duan, talking about the arrangements for him to visit the soldiers and people of the South.
The letter President Ho Chi Minh wrote on March 10, 1968 to General Secretary Le Duan, with the words "absolutely confidential" written in red ink in the margin, just 18 months before his death.
In the letter, President Ho Chi Minh affectionately called him "dear Uncle Duẩn" and repeated Mr. Duẩn's advice on Christmas 1967 about visiting the South after the day of complete victory.
He agreed, but wanted to change the timing from "after" to "before," meaning to visit when the officers and soldiers were preparing for a new attack.
In the letter, President Ho Chi Minh carefully marked the plan of how to go, time of arrival, place of stay, and schedule of visit in red ink. He planned to arrange himself to "work on a ship," traveling with "Uncle Bao and Ky."
The brothers in the South will pick up the ship when it docks and take it to the homes of some Southern cadres. The trip is expected to take about 10 days of preparation, 6 days of crossing the sea and 5 days of visiting the locations, lasting up to a month...
President Ho Chi Minh told Mr. Le Duan in a letter that to ensure confidentiality, this matter should only be discussed with a few people in the Politburo.
The representative of the leader of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace said that the thematic exhibition is a particularly meaningful activity, realistically and touchingly depicting the sacred and profound feelings between President Ho Chi Minh and his compatriots and soldiers in the South. This is not simply a space to display historical documents and artifacts, but also a journey of profound emotions, helping viewers understand and be more proud of the sacred relationship between Uncle Ho and the South, thereby strongly arousing the spirit of national solidarity, the will to be self-reliant, and the determination to build and protect the country to become increasingly rich and civilized, as President Ho Chi Minh always wished.
Spreading and promoting the value of Ho Chi Minh Heritage
Along with the gallery of artifacts telling stories, visiting the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace during these days, the public also has the opportunity to learn more about the 15 years Uncle Ho lived and worked at the Presidential Palace, through an exhibition of 135 documentary photos of Uncle Ho at the Presidential Palace (1954-1969).
According to Ms. Le Thi Phuong, Director of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, during his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in many places, but the Presidential Palace was the place he was associated with the longest, the last 15 years of his life.
This place permanently preserves the image and memories of the ideology, morality and style of the great leader Ho Chi Minh, the Hero of Vietnamese national liberation, an outstanding cultural figure, an international communist soldier, and a loyal friend of progressive and peace-loving humanity.
Therefore, the exhibition of 135 unique documentary photos, painstakingly collected and systematized by the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, aims to celebrate the 135th anniversary of his birth (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025). These are authentic and vivid moments of Uncle Ho's activities in the Presidential Palace, where he lived and worked for the last 15 years (1954-1969), the longest stop in the 79 spring journey of President Ho Chi Minh's life.
“The 135 photos are not only valuable documents but also a bridge to recall sacred and profound memories of Him; beautiful and dear memories, reminding everyone of a simple yet great life, always dedicating all his love to his compatriots and country, forever shining in the hearts of every Vietnamese person and international friends,” shared the representative of the leader of the Relic Site.
On this occasion, the Ho Chi Minh heritage experience program for students at the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace was also officially launched to the public, aiming to educate the tradition, foster patriotism and arouse love for Uncle Ho in the young generation. Accordingly, the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace coordinated with educational institutions to organize the program “Uncle Ho in my heart - Heritage experience journey,” with the theme “Peugeot 404 car and the journey to serve Uncle Ho.”
The program featured the activity “Listening to artifacts tell stories,” helping children listen to touching stories associated with the Peugeot 404 car - the vehicle that served Uncle Ho in his final years - a National Treasure, reflecting his simple, frugal lifestyle and his spirit of dedication to the people.
By introducing artifacts into the program, students have direct access to history, arousing pride and awareness of preserving cultural values and national history. At the same time, they participate in exchanges, share feelings and visit Uncle Ho's residence and workplace. Through that, students understand more about Uncle Ho's life, ideology and moral example, raising awareness of heritage appreciation.
The program is designed to be suitable for primary school students, ensuring education, attractiveness, safety and encouraging active participation, contributing to spreading the noble values of Ho Chi Minh's heritage to the community.
On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of Uncle Ho's birthday, the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace has deployed information technology applications, integrating QR Codes at the relic sites. This is a practical solution to help domestic and foreign tourists conveniently look up and access official information and visual images about the life, career, ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh right during their visit.
By scanning the QR code, visitors can quickly find information about 11 typical relic sites such as: Presidential Palace, House 54, Politburo meeting room, cars serving President Ho Chi Minh, Kitchen A relic, Uncle Ho's fish pond, Mango Street, Presidential Palace flower trellis, stilt house, House 67, garden...
“The application of QR codes not only contributes to improving the quality of propaganda and promoting the image of the relic, but also creates conditions for people and tourists to better understand the great value of Ho Chi Minh's heritage, thereby fostering national pride, awareness of preserving and promoting the precious historical and traditional cultural values of the nation in the digital transformation era,” affirmed the leader of the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/lan-toa-gia-tri-di-san-ho-chi-minh-qua-nhung-hinh-anh-hien-vat-lich-su-post1039330.vnp
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