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President Ho Chi Minh (R) and his Chinese counterpart Mao Zedong |
The exhibition offers 150 documents and other items divided into three sections relating to the late president’s revolutionary activities in the province, the feelings between him and the Cantonese people, and the friendship between Vietnam and Guangdong province.
The first section features ‘Uncle Ho’ when he stayed in Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927, founded the Vietnam League of Young Revolutionaries, organized political courses for young Vietnamese people, and published a newspaper along with other revolutionary publications.
Section two portrays the images of President Ho Chi Minh during his nine visits to Guangdong from 1958 and 1968. During this period, he met with the leaders of Guangdong province and Guangzhou city, visited many local agencies, factories, schools, and rural areas, and met with different social groups, leaving the Guangdong people with a good impression.
The exhibition will last until mid-June, 2009.