Renovating and embellishing President Ho Chi Minh’s childhood Memorial House

At the heart of the Imperial City of Hue, the 180-year-old Co Mat Vien (Supreme council for military and major state affairs of the Nguyen Dynasty) is gradually being revitalized in a new guise. Formerly the seat of the highest decisions of the Nguyen Dynasty, the space is being shaped into a center for creativity, education, and heritage experiences for the community.

On April 4th, Nguyen Tri Phuong Secondary School in Phong Chuong Commune, Phong Dien Town, in collaboration with the school’s Alumni Association, held a ceremony to inaugurate the monument to General Nguyen Tri Phuong.

On November 24, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Hoang Hai Minh attended the ceremony on planting trees to embellish Kim Phung Mountain.

The ideas for designing a pedestrian bridge over Hộ thành hào (Citadel Protection Dike) connecting Thượng thành (Upper Citadel) have just been announced by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center. What many people are interested in is whether or not the idea of building a bridge is feasible and affects the heritage.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued a document on the appraisal of the renovation and restoration project of the tombs, the technical infrastructure, and landscape inside the tomb relic of Emperor Gia Long.