One of the must-visit destinations for people who are seeking the Vietnam - Thailand relations is May hamlet in Nakhon Phanom. The place bears the imprints Nguyen Ai Quoc (an alias of President Ho Chi Minh)’s activities in Thailand.
In July 1928, with the alias of Thau Chin, he went to Nakhon Phanom to open refresher courses and enlighten young Vietnamese overseas patriots.
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Visitors posing for a photo at a relic site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Nakhon Phanom |
On the occasion, Nguyen Ai Quoc urged local residents to change the hamlet’s name from former Nachok (known as wolf in English) to May hamlet, which means a new one, marking the renewal of the hamlet established by the Vietnamese community.
Currently, the Northeastern region of Thailand is home to about 80,000 Vietnamese people, accounting for 80% of Vietnamese living in Thailand. Most of them live in Nakhon Phanom. May hamlet alone has 118 households with nearly 1,000 people, more than 90% are Vietnamese.
Tour guide Nguyen Trung Hieu from the Flamingo Redtours Joint Stock Company held that the Thailand - Vietnam friendship village was built in May hamlet, featuring the cooperation and development of the two peoples. The memorial site has a space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh and built with Vietnamese architecture.
In Nakhon Phanom, there is also a “Tower of overseas Vietnamese for repatriation,” built by the Vietnamese community in 1960 with four clock faces, while the roof is designed curved with Vietnamese traditional architecture. Nowadays, in the region, there are a number of relic sites associated with the Vietnamese community. Many people want to take photos here and see the meandering Mekong River.
There are also other tourist attractions in Nakhon Phanom. Visiting the place, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thang from Kim Lien ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi recalled his childhood in Thailand with his parents. He considered the country his second homeland.
Translated by Minh Anh