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| Cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the renovation and embellishment project for the historical site of the burial place of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan |
On the afternoon of December 12, Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue City held the inauguration ceremony for the renovation and embellishment project of the historical site of the burial place of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan at Mount Ban (An Cuu Ward, Hue City).
Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan was born in 1868 in Nghe An, and passed away in 1901 in Hue. In 1895, she followed her husband and two children from their hometown in Nghe An to Hue so that Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac could pursue his studies and sit for the Metropolitan Examination.
During the years they lived in the Imperial City, the family experienced many hardships. At the end of 1900, she gave birth to her fourth child. Due to poor health and difficult circumstances, she passed away on February 10, 1901, which was the 22nd day of the 12th lunar month in the Year of the Rat, at the age of only 33. Her grave was interred by neighbors on the slope of Mount Ban, which is the current location of the relic site, until 1922 when her remains were exhumed and reburied in her hometown.
In 1990, a memorial stele house was built at the location of her original grave. Subsequently, in 2002, 2008, and 2024, the site continued to be upgraded and embellished. The relic was classified as a city-level relic site in 2008.
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| Delegates offered incense after the inauguration ceremony |
In 2025, the relic site underwent comprehensive restoration with a total investment of 1.5 billion VND. The project focused on components such as renovating the stele house, reinforcing the foundation, paving the courtyard with stone; expanding the entrance road; building a new gate to the historical site; improving the landscape, adding trees and stone benches; completing the lighting, water supply, and camera systems; and rearranging signboards and auxiliary items, etc.
According to Ms. Nguyen Hong Hanh, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue City, the renovation and embellishment adhered to the principle of preserving the original architecture of the stele house in 1990, harmonizing with the pine forest space on the Western side of Mount Ban.
By N. MINH