Hanoi receives relics from house President Ho Chi Minh’s house in Ha Dong district

The traditional loom of Van Phuc silk village in the house.
(Photo: Hadong.hanoi.gov.vn)

The relics were presented by the People’s Committee of Van Phuc ward and the Van Phuc Silk Weaving Village Association.

The artifact, donated by the People’s Committee of Van Phuc ward, include the traditional loom of Van Phuc silk village and the silk display cabinet of the family of Mr. Nguyen Van Duong, the previous owner of the house. These are typical artifacts preserved by officials and people of Van Phuc ward over the years.

These artifacts will be added to an exhibition entitled “Weaving silk space” held as part of the activities to mark the 75th anniversary of National Resistance Day (December 19, 1946-2021).

The house where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in December 1946 in Van Phuc ward is one of 14 sites in the system of museums and monuments commemorating President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi. This is the address associated with the event that President Ho Chi Minh lived, worked and wrote the Call for the National Resistance, calling on the entire Vietnamese nation to stand up to repel the invading French colonialists, opening the battlefield resistance of the nation. The relic was ranked at the national level in 1975, currently managed by the Management Board of Hanoi Monuments and Landscapes - Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

Director of the Hanoi City Department of Culture and Sports Do Dinh Hong highly appreciated the contributions of the People's Committee of Ha Dong district, the People's Committee of Van Phuc ward, the Van Phuc silk weaving village association, the elder in the management board of the relics of Van Phuc ward in preserving and promoting the value of relics. The artifacts donated to the relic have historical, scientific and educational value, helping visitors better understand the cultural traditions and history of Van Phuc silk weaving./.