The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune (Phu Tho province) still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune (Phu Tho province) still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune (Phu Tho province) still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune (Phu Tho province) still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
The letters, which were written by President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap and sent to Mr. Dinh Cong Huy, are on display and preserved at Dinh Cong Thao’s house in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA)
The letters, which were written by President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap and sent to Mr. Dinh Cong Huy, are on display and preserved at Dinh Cong Thao’s house in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA)
The letter that President Ho Chi Minh sends to Mr. Dinh Cong Huy in 1947. (Photo: VNA)
The letter that President Ho Chi Minh sends to Mr. Dinh Cong Huy in 1947. (Photo: VNA)
The award presented to the Dinh Cong family for their outstanding achievements during the Hoa Binh liberation campaign. (Photo: VNA)
The award presented to the Dinh Cong family for their outstanding achievements during the Hoa Binh liberation campaign. (Photo: VNA)
The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
The living space of the Dinh Cong family in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province still retains many ancient features. (Photo: VNA)
Dinh Cong Thao, fourth-generation descendant of Dinh Cong Thinh - who served as Governor of Hoa Binh from 1919 to 1928 under the Nguyen dynasty, pictured with royal decrees granted to the Dinh Cong family. (Photo: VNA)
Dinh Cong Thao, fourth-generation descendant of Dinh Cong Thinh - who served as Governor of Hoa Binh from 1919 to 1928 under the Nguyen dynasty, pictured with royal decrees granted to the Dinh Cong family. (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition space of the Dinh Cong family at Dinh Cong Thao’s house in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition space of the Dinh Cong family at Dinh Cong Thao’s house in Muong Coi, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province. (Photo: VNA)
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The Lang Family’s devotion to the revolution

The class of “quan Lang” were rulers of the Muong region in former Hoa Binh province (now part of Phu Tho province) during the feudal era in Vietnam. In the struggle for national liberation, many of them had abandoned their privileged lives to follow and contribute to the revolution. Among the most notable was the Dinh Cong family, one of the four great Lang lineages (Dinh, Quach, Bach, Ha).