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The angular, white just 200m west of the One Pillar Pagoda is Ho Chi Minh’s Museum, built with Soviet aid and inaugurated on May 19, 1990, the hundredth anniversary of Ho’s birth. The museum celebrates Ho Chi Minh’s life and the pivotal role the played in the nation’s history not surprisingly; this is also a favorite for school outings. Exhibits around the hall’s outer wall focus on Ho are supposedly adopted when escaping from Hong Kong. Running parallel on the inner ring significant places and events, from Ho’s birthplace in Nghe An to Pac Bo cave and ending with a symbolic rendering of Vietnam’s reunification. Go in for the surreal nature of the whole experience, but don’t expect to come away having learnt much more about the man. |



