Kim Lien Relic Site

Kim Lien Relic Site is a Special National Relic Site in Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province, about 15 km west of Vinh City. It preserves the birthplace and childhood homes of President Ho Chi Minh in Hoang Tru and Sen villages. The complex includes restored thatched houses, family altars, a memorial house, museum, and lotus ponds set in a rural village landscape.

Visitors can explore a rural village complex with restored late-19th century thatched-roof houses in Hoang Tru Village where Ho Chi Minh was born and Sen Village where he spent his childhood, along with family worship houses, wells, bamboo groves, lotus ponds and gardens. The site also includes the Kim Lien Museum displaying artifacts and photographs, memorial steles, and Chung Mountain area. Paths connect the clusters, with guided tours, exhibition halls and souvenir areas.

The site preserves the birthplace (19 May 1890 in Hoang Tru Village) and childhood residence (Sen Village) of Ho Chi Minh. The houses of his parents Nguyen Sinh Sac and Hoang Thi Loan have been restored to their original late-19th century form. Designated as a Special National Relic Site, it documents his early family life and village context.

The complex is a nationally significant memorial and pilgrimage destination honoring Ho Chi Minh, reflecting traditional rural architecture and customs of central Vietnam. It serves as an educational site about village life in Nghe An and is a focal point for annual commemorative activities in May.