Birthplace of Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper
Bich Thuan, Trung Kien – VOV correspondents in China -
(VOVWORLD) -The first issue of Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper, the official publication of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League, founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, was published on June 21, 1925, in Guangzhou, China.
 Mr. Zhi Xibing, Director of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History spoke to VOV correspondent (Photo: VOV) |
More than 100 years ago, Nguyen Ai Quoc lived and worked at House No. 13 (now No. 248-250) Wenming road, which was also the headquarters of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League.
The house still retains items associated with Nguyen Ai Quoc like a typewriter, a printing press, handwritten manuscripts, a bamboo bookshelf containing old issues of Youth newspaper as well as the desk and chairs used by Nguyen Ai Quoc and his comrades to write, edit, and publish the newspaper. The Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League relic site has been open to the public since 2024.
"In recent years, we have realized the importance of helping our Chinese comrades, tourists, and young people, understand the revolutionary friendship built by the predecessors of China and Vietnam. Since 2024, this site has been open to visitors from China, Vietnam, and other countries. Between March 2024 and March 2025, the number of visitors surpassed 47,000," said Mr. Zhi Xibing, Director of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History.
Bich Thuan, Trung Kien – VOV correspondents in China