Hanoi Party Secretary Bui Thi Minh Hoai and Chief of the Party Central Committee's Office Pham Gia Tuc also participated in the incense offering ceremony.
48 Hang Ngang street is where President Ho Chi Minh drafted the declaration of independence in 1945, giving birth to the democratic republic of Vietnam.
After the incense offering, General Secretary To Lam and members of the delegation toured the historic site and learned about Ho Chi Minh's memorabilia preserved there, as well as the story behind the declaration of independence.
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Party General Secretary To Lam offers incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at 48 Hang Ngang Street, on the morning of 31/8. Photo: TTXVN |
Party General Secretary To Lam offers incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at 48 Hang Ngang Street, on the morning of 31/8. Photo: TTXVN
Sharing the honor and emotion of returning to the historic house at 48 Hang Ngang street, where President Ho Chi Minh drafted the declaration of independence that birthed the democratic republic of Vietnam, the general secretary wrote in the guestbook: "With unwavering belief in the nation's future, you dedicated your heart, mind, and unwavering faith to crafting these magnificent words that resonated globally, asserting Vietnam's sacred right to independence and freedom. Each phrase, each page of the manuscript has become a model of political discourse, an immortal declaration of the value of national independence, freedom, and the people's happiness."
Located in the heart of Hanoi's old quarter, formerly a bustling commercial center, 48 Hang Ngang street, the home of Trinh Van Bo and Hoang Thi Minh Ho, now belongs to Hoan Kiem district. The rectangular connected buildings have two open facades, the main entrance at 48 Hang Ngang street and the rear entrance at 35 Hang Can street.
Due to its convenient location and its history as a revolutionary base since the pre-insurrection period, the Party Central Committee chose the house as President Ho Chi Minh's residence and workplace during his initial days in Hanoi in August 1945 after returning from the Viet Bac revolutionary base.
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Party General Secretary To Lam with the people of Hoan Kiem district, on the morning of 31/8. Photo: TTXVN |
Party General Secretary To Lam with the people of Hoan Kiem district, on the morning of 31/8. Photo: TTXVN
President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in this house from 25/8 to early September 1945. Here, he and the Party Central Committee's Standing Board made critical decisions on domestic and foreign affairs, the structure and composition of the provisional government, and the organization of independence day.
In a small room on the second floor, President Ho Chi Minh wrote the declaration of independence, which he read at Ba Dinh square in Hanoi on 2/9/1945, proclaiming the birth of the democratic republic of Vietnam, now the socialist republic of Vietnam.
The house at 48 Hang Ngang street was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1979 by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism).
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