Memorial site of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Catholic compatriots

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The relic is located within the grounds of Saint Anthony's Church in Thach Bich village, Bich Hoa commune, former Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, now Thach Bich 1 village, Binh Minh commune, Hanoi. This place is in the Thach Bich Catholic area – one of the large and long-standing entirely Catholic villages of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

On December 2, 1959, President Ho Chi Minh visited the Party Committee and people of Bich Hoa commune. At the area of Saint Anthony's Church, he stood and spoke, encouraged, and advised the Catholic parishioners of Thach Bich.

His advice: He emphasized the spirit of great national unity: “The cooperative must be even more exemplary in production and technical improvement; it must strengthen solidarity between cadres and cooperative members, and among members... especially solidarity between non-Catholics and Catholics. Catholic compatriots must worship God and love the country…”.

Construction of the relic: To express gratitude for his merits, the Party Committee and People's Committee of Bich Hoa commune planned and built the memorial area right at this historical site. The completed project includes two main items: the Stele House (traditional two-story, eight-roof architecture) and the Memorial Reception House (three compartments of lim wood).

A special painting: Inside the stele house is a ceramic painting made by artisans from Bat Trang village, reproducing the original photograph capturing the moment President Ho Chi Minh stood talking with the Catholic compatriots of Thach Bich in 1959.