Over 2.2 million Vietnamese, foreigners pay tribute to late President in 2023
The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board has so far this year served more than 2.2 million Vietnamese and foreign visitors who came to pay tribute to the late leader and tour Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi.
Delegations line up to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board has so far this year served more than 2.2 million Vietnameseand foreign visitors who came to pay tribute to the late leader and tour Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi.
The figure was released at a year-end conference held by theboard to review its performance in 2023 and set out tasks for 2024.
As heard at the event, the unit's mission in external relationsand international cooperation has been expanded, sustaining robustcollaborative ties with its partners in Russia, Laos, and Thailand. The board orchestrated the reception and served 109 high-level delegations, including 13 heads of state, from foreign countries who paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes.
President Ho Chi Minh passed away on September 2, 1969. His body was embalmedand placed in a glass coffin inside his granite mausoleum, which has become animportant landmark of the capital city and is integral to the political andsocial history of Vietnam.
K9 is located on Ba Vi Mountain, about 70 kilometres from downtown Hanoi to thewest. In May, 1957, President Ho Chi Minh decided to choose the site as aworking and relaxing place for the Party Central Committee. Many decisions andinstructions of the Committee were issued here, contributing to the liberationof the South and the national reunification in 1975. During 1969-1975, the bodyof the president was preserved there./.
The Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR) reviewed their 30-year direct partnership in ensuring long-term preservation and absolute safety of the body of President Ho Chi Minh during a conference in Moscow on May 30.
Around 52,250 visitors, including 2,900 foreigners, came to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi during three holiday days from April 29 to May 1.
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Delegations line up to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
