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Ho Chi Minh is venerated as a national hero and father of the republic. Though he requested cremation, they have built him a "sovietic style" mausoleum, that includes also a palace, museum , some parks, a traffic-free area...
Admission free. You may find long queues, mostly locals, to see embalmed corpse of Uncle Ho. Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to Clap, and you'll feed him for a life-time!
At Uncle Ho's fishing pond (this is what the tourist brochure called this huge pond next to Uncle Ho's Yellow House), we were told by our guide that Ho Chi Minh would stand by the lake and summon the fishes to come to him simply by clapping his hands. Our guide did it and the fishes came. Lo and behold, when I clapped my hands, the fishes started to slowly but surely come to me!
Isn't it amazing? Uncle Ho really trained his fishes well. LOL Leave a Comment Address: 1 Bach Thao, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, VietnamPhone: 8 234760Directions: Ba Dinh DistrictOther Contact: 8 236326
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My original feeling was to give this place a pass. The idea of some old guy laid up stiff in a glass box just did not interest me and the opening hours seemed inconvenient (8am-11am Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday/Sunday as well from December-September). We had passed it a few times while it was closed and the guards surrounding the complex seemed like real pricks and I wanted nothing to do with closer contact to them. But we had a prolonged stay in Hanoi due to TET so we decided to give it a try. After all, it is free. I am glad we did as just the spectacle of entering the sacred grounds is worth venturing there early in the morning. You have to queue up in a huge line of predominately Vietnamese visitors and it takes a while to actually get in the building. Once in, you are horded through at a steady but respectful pace. You must wear nice clothing and show the utmost respect. I was walking in what seemed such a pose, with my hands clasped behind my back when a guard nudged them apart with his small wooden club. Not only can you not have your hands in your pocket, but they must be at your sides or in front only! The dress in pure white uniforms to add to the clandestine aura and Ho Chi Minh looks quite peaceful with his wispy white beard. It’s interesting for people watching as much as for the actual sarcophagus of the embalmed great one. Leave a Comment Address: on D Hung VuongDirections: Ba Dinh District is about a half hour walk from the Old Quarter and an interesting one a that, past many Embassies.
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Uncle Ho looks very peaceful and serene, his eyes closed as if in deep slumber. The wispy white beards on his face are still and his body is white and pale, almost aglow, in the soft yellow lights. In the cool air-conditioned room, and surrounded by 4 Army Guards who stand motionless at all times, the room is hushed in enforced silence and the atmosphere is surreal.
Footnote: In my group we had a few pharmacists who argued with us laymen that the "body" we saw could not be that of Uncle Ho. The explanation they gave is that the body lies totally uncovered (not even encased in a glass coffin), and under strong lamps, which would generate too much heat, it wouldn't take long for the body to decay. Well folks, your guess is as good as mine, but it was still a remarkable experience and a MUST SEE.
The HCM mausoleum is only open for a few hours in the morning (not sure which days though). This is what when you get there in the afternoon, all the crowds and tour buses will be gone and the park and surrounding areas are quiet and peaceful, allowing Uncle Ho to get some well-deserved rest. Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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When the father of this great nation, Ho Chi Minh, died in 1969 his body was recovered from its burial place, cleaned up, embalmed and put on display in this granite mausoleum. The influence of socialist Russia (a country that supported Vietnam after the war) is very apparent here as the mausoleum was modelled after Lenin’s tomb.
From what I read, Ho Chi Minh had been quoted as saying "Not only is cremation good from the point of view of hygiene, but it also saves farmland." I guess Uncle Ho's followers had a different view and decided not to save the farm!
Inspite of the changing times and the economy becoming more commercialised and market-driven, it appears that the Vietnamese continue to hold HCM in high regard because apart from the gawking tourists lining up to view the body, there were just as many locals queueing to pay their respects.
Certainly no visit to Hanoi is complete without a visit to the Uncle Ho's mausoleum. A MUST SEE! Leave a Comment Address: 1 Bach Thao, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, VietnamPhone: 8 234760Directions: Ba Dinh DistrictOther Contact: 8 236326
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Heck, you must be wondering why I'm asking you to join a hideously long queue to see a dead body, right? Well, I don't have a thing for taxidermy but a keen fascination for kooky things. Yup, having heard so much about Ho Chi Minh, I needed to see the strange decorum surrounding his preserved body. What's this about lining up and dressing up in "proper" attire to see a corpse stiffer than a Brit's upper lip? Also, what's with the snowy white military uniformed guards?
Well, after I've seen the place, I understood it all. The decorum was a reflection of Vietnamese pride for someone who united their country against the most powerful force in the world and made them believe in themselves again. Uncle Ho deserved the honour.
Take note of these annoying things when you're visiting:
1)Opening Times
Winter 8:00-11:00, Summer 7:30-10:30
2)Check your camera at the entrance
3)No bare shoulders, mini-skirts or shorts allowed. Defy it and you'll be forced to buy the ghastly over-priced clothes at the entrance.
4)Uncle Ho pays a visit to Russia every two months of the year, usually in Nov and Dec. Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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It was raining lightly when we got out of the bus to join the queue. Fortunately, the spirit of free enterprise was around in the form of vendors selling umbrellas, pith helmets, straw hats and bright blue rain coats that made everyone who put them on look like giant walking garbage bags! LOL
Still better to look silly than to get wet, right? So I got myself a straw hat at US$2 and a raincoat at US$1.00 each. Later on, a bit further down the queue, we discovered that the tourist office there sold the same stuff at only a few cents. Too bad, and too late. Leave a Comment Address: Ba Dinh DistrictDirections: Ba Dinh District
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the most important site in Hanoi for all loyal Vietnamese people. Ho Chi Minh, the nation's hero, is laid out there (btw, against his will - he wanted to be cremated!). Be prepared to see hundreds of people waiting for a short glimpse of his body. Uncle Ho is presented there for 9 months - the other 3 months of the year, his body is restaurated in Moscow. His mausoleum is a massive stone building, distantly resembling a Greek temple, but one that was built by the Soviets. It's certainly not a beautiful building, but its sheer size creates respect.
Everybody has to obey certain rules when visiting the mausoleum, such as wearing long trousers, behaving correctly, not taking anything (including your camera) into the mausoleum. Do obey them, as the guards may become unfriendly quite quickly!
Unfortunately, the opening times are not really tourist-friendly: they start at 7.30am and end at 10.30am! Leave a Comment Address: Ba Dinh SquareDirections: Ba Dinh District, next to Ho Chi Minh Museum and within walking distance of Ho Tay
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During my visit in Hanoi, I have the opportunity to explore the city highlights such as the Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. In the tradition of Lenin and Mao, the final resting place of Ho Chi Minh, also known as “Uncle Ho”, is a glass sarcophagus set deep inside the Mausoleum.
A local guide told me that everyday, many Vietnamese and visitors would queue up to pay respect to Ho Chi Minh. It was a great pity that during my visit, the Mausoleum was closed as Ho Chi Minh’s embalmed body went to Russia for maintenance.
However, rumours have it that his body is no longer sent to Russia but remained in Hanoi for secret maintenance. Other rumours also said that at times, only the wax body of him was used. Well, the rumours have not be certified, so it's up to you to believe it or not! *wink* Leave a Comment Address: Pho Ngoc Ha & Pho Doi CanDirections: The Mausoleum is located west of the Old Quarter. Admission is free.
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The Mausoleum is where Uncle Ho's embalmed body lies inside a glass case.
Each year in early autumn, his body will be flown to Moscow for maintenance.
It opens from 0800 to 1100 from tue to thu and over the weekends.
The place seems so peaceful and quiet, I guess they wanted Unlce Ho to RIP.
We heard that the house of Uncle Ho has been dismolished.
We were fortunate to witness the changing of guards ceremony. We saw the guards just marching by. Leave a Comment Directions: Ba Dinh District
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