Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum welcomes 3,000 foreign visitors

Thousands of foreign tourists visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on May 19-20 on the 128th birthday anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).
Thousands of foreign tourists visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum onMay 19-20 on the 128th birthday anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May19).

Manycame to pay their tribute to the late President while others visited thelandscape because they wanted to see how locals admire the late leader.

MancellineSerce, a French tourist, has been travelling in Vietnam for two months. Hewanted to visit the mausoleum on the special day.

“I knowthe story of Ho Chi Minh and I like this man,” Mancelline said.

“It’s like a dream for me to see Ho Chi Minh in the building.”
Tom, fromthe Netherlands, wanted to spend the first day in Hanoi to see the Ho Chi MinhMausoleum and enjoy the respectful atmosphere in the landscape.

“We areglad to be here on his birthday,” he said.

“It’s beautiful to see so many young children, all people, actually people fromevery age come to pay respect old leader, Uncle Ho. We will have a good memoryto take home in the Netherlands.”
 
Accordingto the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board, more than 30,000people visited the landscape on May 19-20, including nearly 3,000 foreigners.

Thefigure exceeded 92,000 and nearly 11,000 from May 12-20.

The HoChi Minh Mausoleum is an important landmark of Hanoi capital city.

Afterhis death on September 2, 1969, President Ho Chi Minh was preserved and laid torest in this granite mausoleum.

Themausoleum looks similar to V. Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow. It was built from1973 to 1975.

Constructionmaterials, plants and bonsais were donated by people from all over the country.-VNA
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