President Ho Chi Minh temples in Mekong Delta region

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Local authorities and people offer incense and lay a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Temple in Soc Trang province to celebrate his 133rd birthday this year.
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Ca Mau City has up to seven  President Ho Chi Minh Temples, with the one in Ward 1 considered the largest of its kind.
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Many locals and tourists visit the site each year to express gratitude to the late president.
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The President Ho Chi Minh Temple in Ngoc Hien district was built on September 10, 1969, eight days after his death. It is the first built in Ca Mau City.
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State leaders and people visit the site each year to pay their respect to the late president. 
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In the picture is the Ho Chi Minh Temple in Tra Vinh province
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A model of President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house has been set up in Tra Vinh province in tribute to the late president.
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Local women pay visits to the site in Tra Vinh to celebrate Vietnam’s National Day on September 2 each year.
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This is the Ho Chi Minh Temple in Long My district of Hau Giang province
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The site in Hau Giang province draws around 35,000 to 40,000 visitors each year.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visits the President Ho Chi Minh Temple in Long My district on May 17 ahead of the late president’s 133rd birthday.

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