Hanoi (VNA) – The National Special National Relic SiteCommemorating President Ho Chi Minh in his hometown of Kim Lien Village, NamDan District, the central province of Nghe An will be developed to become adestination for revolutionary education and a tourism complex under a masterplan recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The plan aims to preserve, restore and promotethe value of the site, and honour the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh.
It covers 278.86 hectares, comprising of SenVillage, Hoang Tru Village, Chung Mountain relic site, the tomb of Hoang ThiLoan (President Ho Chi Minh’s mother), surrounding agricultural land areasaround Chung Mountain site and Lien Minh Village of Kim Lien Commune.
The farming area surrounding Chung Mountain wasadded to the master plan to preserve the local “huyet rong” rice andtraditional countryside architecture.
Per the plan, specialists will examine thetechnical facilities of the Memorial Site and other relic sites of Kim Lien andNam Giang communes, examine local intangible cultural heritage and research therelationship of the local community to the relic site. They will also studytourism activities at the site.
Specialists will also forecast the developmentof the area including proportions of population, labour, visitors, socialinfrastructure, the urbanisation process, ratios for developing tourism,effects of climate change on the relic site and the environmental landscape atthe site.
Experts will develop plans for preserving anddeveloping the relic site. They hope torestore the site based on fundamental principles for organising naturallandscapes and new buildings.
The master plan will be divided into projectgroups for restoration. The groups include constructions that were originallyplanned in 2003 and have not been implemented yet, infrastructure work,supporting constructions, intangible culture research and tourist developmentefforts.-VNA