Thailand names road Thau Chin—alias of Ho Chi Minh

A road in the Thai province of Udon Thani has been named Thau Chin—the name that Vietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh used when he lived in Thailand 89 years ago.

At the road naming ceremony.

The road links Provincial Road 2263 and a memorial site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Chiang Phin Commune of Mueang District.

At the event, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam said during the time President Ho Chi Minh stayed in Thailand, he laid a firm foundation for the long-term friendship between Vietnam and Thailand.

The naming of the road after the alias of the President is a demonstration of the two countries’ resolve to reinforce bilateral relations, he noted.

Meanwhile, Udon Thani Deputy Governor Suchai Butsara said his province was part of Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation, adding that the Ho Chi Minh commemorative site will forever be a symbol of the amity and close bonds between the two nations.

President Ho Chi Minh lived in Thailand for nearly 18 months, from early July 1928 to late 1929. During the six months he stayed in Udon Thani, under the name of Thau Chin, he opened a school teaching Vietnamese and translated some books to prepare for the fight against France to gain national independence for Vietnam.

The Thau Chin Road in Thailand.

(Source: NDO