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Sam Son beach The previous ancient citadels of
Vietnam such as Hoa Lu, Co Loa
Located 16km from Thanh Hoa City, are made of earth but Ho dynasty
Sam Son beach is 10km long with citadel was built with big stone
silky white smooth sand. It is an ideal blocks and is one of very few stone
relaxation destination that was used strongholds left in the world. Ho
by the French starting in 1906 and dynasty citadel was recognized as a
quickly become a famous resort World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO
of Indochina. Sam Son has many (27/6/2011).
beautiful scenes: Trong Mai stone,
Doc Cuoc temple, Co Tien pagoda Kim Lien relic site - native land
and aquatic life such as prawns, of President Ho Chi Minh
mackerels and squids.
Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District,
Ho dynasty citadel Nghe An Province, about 15km
from Vinh City, is the relic site of the
Ho dynasty citadel was built in the native land, family and childhood
reign of King Ho Quy Ly in 1397 with of the President Ho Chi Minh. This
very big and solid green stone blocks place accommodates many relic
and unique architecture in Vinh Loc sites including: the birth place of the
district, Thanh Hoa Province. The President Ho Chi Minh in his maternal
square citadel is also known as Tay native land, Hoang Tru village (also
Do with each edge 500m long and known as Chua village), Sen village
surrounded by a deep trench. The (Kim Lien Commune) - his paternal
citadel has 4 gates, one in the east, native land, where he lived from 1901
west, south and north. The citadel - 1906 tomb quarter of Ms. Hoang
southern gate still maintains curved Thi Loan - mother of the President
archways made with 3 green stones. Ho Chi Minh, relic cluster of Chung
The remaining citadel walls are made mountain and many other sites closely
of earth. In the citadel, there remain associated with his childhood.
many vestiges of an ancient palace.
Sam Son beach in a summer day
