HCM City: Space dedicated to late President opens at assembly hall of Hoa people
A cultural space dedicated to late President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated on October 28 at the Tue Thanh Assembly Hall (or Thien Hau pagoda), a place for cultural and spiritual activities of the Hoa ethnic people and a famous tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5.
Phan Kieu Thanh Huong (in light blue), Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City visits the cultural space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh at Tue Thanh Assembly Hall. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A cultural space dedicated tolate President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated on October 28 at the Tue ThanhAssembly Hall (or Thien Hau pagoda), a place for cultural and spiritualactivities of the Hoa ethnic people and a famous tourist destination in Ho Chi MinhCity’s District 5.
The space introduces images on the life and career of the late leader and his activities in building a great national solidarity block, and showcases the operation of the assembly hall regarding the studying of andfollowing President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle.
Tran Chi Hao, deputy head of the assembly hall’s board ofdirectors, said that the cultural space aims to introduce and spread uniqueculture and values of Vietnam and of the late President's thought, moralityand style.
On the same day, a similar space was also launched at the ThienTon pagoda in the district, which is densely populated by the Hoa ethnic people.
The launch of the spaces at religiousestablishments and assembly halls of the Hoa ethnic people is part of the activities of the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) CentralCommittee to celebrate the 92nd Traditional Day of the VFF (November 18, 1930 -2022)./.
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Phan Kieu Thanh Huong (in light blue), Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City visits the cultural space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh at Tue Thanh Assembly Hall. (Photo: VNA) 
