State leader pays homage to President Ho Chi Minh in Nghe An

President Vo Van Thuong and a working delegation paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at Chung Son temple, a sacred site dedicated to ancestors of the revered leader, and at the Kim Lien special national heritage site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on January 16.
State leader pays homage to President Ho Chi Minh in Nghe An ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong pays floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong and a workingdelegation paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at Chung Son temple, a sacred site dedicatedto ancestors of the revered leader, and at the Kim Lien special nationalheritage site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on January 16.

Theyrespectfully offered incense and flowers in memory of President Ho Chi Minh, thegreat leader of the Vietnamese Party and people, and a national liberation hero.

The ChungSon temple, situated atop Chung mountain in Kim Lien commune, holds deep historical ties with the childhood of the late President. Itwas inaugurated in 2020 to commemorate his 130th birth anniversary.

Locatedin Kim Lien and Nam Giang communes, the Kim Lien special national heritage sitepreserves artifacts and relics closely connected to the family, childhood and twovisits the President made to his hometown.

Thesame day, the delegation extended their tributes by offering flowers and incense at the memorial siteof Party General Secretary Le Hong Phong, an eminent disciple of President HoChi Minh, in Hung Thong commune, Hung Nguyen district./.

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