Kim Liên, Nghệ An Explained

Kim Liên
Pushpin Map:	Vietnam
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Vietnam
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Nghệ An Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Nam Đàn District
Coordinates:	18.8833°N 124°W

Kim Liên is a large village and commune in the Nam Đàn District of Nghệ An Province in Vietnam. Kim Lien is the childhood home of former president Ho Chi Minh and his parents' house there is the site of the Kim Liên museum.^[1] The village is also called Làng Sen.^[2]

History

The name of the village means "Gold-Lilly", and the district "South-Sandalwood" in Sino-Vietnamese characters (南檀, 金莲).

Notes and References

Lonely Planet Vietnam Nick Ray, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Iain Stewart 2009 p202
The Vietnam review 1996 p 430 "In a 1968 letter to Ninh Viết Giao, Vuang Thúc Oánh, a nephew of Vuong Thúc Luang's and Phan's son-in-law, notes that the play was first performed in a village named Làng Sen (also known as Kim Liên, Ho Chi Minh's birthplace) the year following"