President Ho Chi Minh works alongside people in a garden, in a photo dated back to June 3, 1957.

The photo is part of an exhibition for the 135th anniversary of the birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), which opened on May 16 at the Presidential Palace.

The exhibition showcases 135 archived photos on the daily life at the Presidential Palace, where President Ho Chi Minh lived for 15 years.

President Ho Chi Minh tends to a vegetable garden in 1957.

During his time at the Viet Bac zone, now a mountainous area north of Hanoi, President Ho Chi Minh constantly reminded soldiers to ramp up production to improve lives.

Even after returning to Hanoi, President Ho Chi Minh continued to work.

President Ho Chi Minh at a stilt house inside the Presidential Palace, April 1960.

In March 1958, during a visit to Thai Nguyen Province, President Ho Chi Minh said he wanted to build a small house next to a fish pond, that is just enough for one person to live in.

Construction of the stilt house began on April 15, 1958.

President Ho Chi Minh does exercises at his residence and workplace, 1968.

Even from when he was living in France, President Ho Chi Minh had been taking care of his health to prepare for the long-term struggle for liberation. In his twilight years, he retained his exercise habits.

President Ho Chi Minh takes a photo with a Vietnamese folk opera troupe after a show in December 1968.

President Ho Chi Minh said culture and art are by themselves a front, with the artists being the soldiers.

President Ho Chi Minh plays with kids during Children's Day on June 1, 1960.

President Ho Chi Minh and children at a Children's Day celebration at the Presidential Palace on May 31, 1969.

President Ho Chi Minh meets with children from southern Vietnam coming to the north for a visit, Feb. 13, 1969.

Another exhibition at the Presidential Palace would also showcase 300 archived photos that followed the life of President Ho Chi Minh, from when he was a young man to the day he became the leader of Vietnam.