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Sen Village Kim Lien – Nghe An
Kim Lien Nghe An is the birthplace of Ho Chi Minh. It is located about 15km from Vinh City. The site is a complex of historical, cultural space, artifacts and documents about the childhood of President Ho Chi Minh and his family’s members. It has a total area of 216ha and includes 2 main relic groups.
Sen Village
Sen village, also known as Kim Lien (Golden Lotus) village where there are many lotus ponds. It consists of house of Junior Doctor Nguyen Sinh Sac (Uncle Ho’s father), house of Mr. Nguyen Sinh Nham (Uncle Ho’s paternal grandfather), Nguyen Sinh Family’s worshiping house, house of Mr. Vuong Thuc Quy (Uncle Ho’s teacher), Co Dien Blacksmith, Coc Well, banyan tree and Sen Village stadium, Sen Village Temple, Uncle Ho exhibition area and memorial house.
Nguyen Sinh Sac’s house is a thatched cottage where President Ho Chi Minh used to live during his childhood. The house is built from bamboo and wood. It has five compartments. The interior furniture is similar to that of other farmers’ houses: a wooden bed, a bamboo bed without raised walls at the two ends, a hammock made from hemp, and an altar. It was built in 1901 with the help and donations of the villagers as a present to Nguyen Sinh Sac when he gained the doctoral title at the court exam, which glorified his village.
Chua Village
Located 2km from Sen Village, Chua Village is just as peaceful as any other Vietnamese villages. It is the place where Ho Chi Minh was born and brought up by his mother. It consists of house of Mr. Hoang Xuan Duong (Ho Chi Minh’s maternal grandfather), and Hoang Xuan Family’s worshiping house.
There are also in Kim Lien Nghe An the worship house of Mr. Hoang Duong and the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan (Ho Chi Minh’s mother).
Mr. Hoang Duong’s House
Mr. Hoang Duong, President Ho Chi Minh’s maternal grandfather, built this simple cottage in 1882 to make it a place for worshipping his paternal grand grandfather, grandfather, and father. The altar is decorated in a simple but solemn fashion. Attractive to visitors is the pair of parallel sentences hung in the front of the house, which praise the family clan’s fame.
The house has five compartments and two lean-tos. Three outer compartments adjoin with the worship house; so it is well ventilated. The house is where Mr. Hoang Duong used to teach his pupils.
The Tombs of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan (1868-1901)
Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan was the mother of patriotic children, including Nguyen Sinh Cung, who later became President Ho Chi Minh.
In 1985, on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 95th birthday anniversary, the people in Nghe An Province built her tomb on Mount Dong Tranh. From the mount foot, visitors have to climb nearly 300 stone steps leading to the tomb. Above it is a concrete roof stylized as the loom with which Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan used to weave cloth to earn a living and feed her children.
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