Heating with bricks was a common method in Europe centuries ago. To combat the fierce winter, the poor people in Europe burned bricks and rolled them with cloths and placed the bricks under their feet or their beds. During the time President Ho Chi Minh lived in Europe, the most common type of heating bricks was Chauffeuse. As a worker, President Ho Chi Minh used this popular way of heating during his time in Europe. Today, such a heating brick is on display at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

Source: VietNamNet News September 02, 2016 04:30 UTC