PM cuts ribbon to launch temple dedicated to President Ho’s ancestors
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 16 cut the ribbon to inaugurate a temple dedicated to the ancestors of President Ho Chi Minh in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An where the president was born.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (sixth from right) cuts the ribbon to inaugurate a temple dedicated to the ancestors of President Ho Chi Minh in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An. (Photo: VPG)
NgheAn (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 16 cut the ribbon toinaugurate a temple dedicated to the ancestors of President Ho Chi Minh in KimLien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An where thepresident was born.
Located to the south of Chung Mountain, the ancestral temple is constructed ona ground of 83.63 hectares.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Phuc hailed Nam Dan as a land with culturaland historical richness where many extraordinary and noble people were born. Heasked local young people to preserve and uphold the academic tradition of theirforebears.
The temple symbolizes a popular Vietnamese saying “When you drink water,remember the source,” the prime minister said, adding that it will serve as ahistorical place for people to pay tribute and show gratitude towards PresidentHo Chi Minh and his ancestors for their contributions to the nation.
On the same day, Prime Minister Phuc attended the launch of a monument built bycooperatives and cooperative alliance across Vietnam to show respect forPresident Ho Chi Minh.
Construction of the monument began a♛t Kim Lien special national relic site inLang Sen 3 village, Kim Lien commune in August last year, aiming 🌊to mark the latepresident’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890 – 2020). It has a total investment of8 billion VND (343,000 USD)./.
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