Binh Tay Market

Binh Tay Market

Binh Tay Market This market, the biggest in the city, was founded during the French occupation between 1928 and 1930. It was right between those walls that all the trade exchanges between Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta provinces as well as Cambodia, Laos and...
Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda

Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda

TAM SON HOI QUAN PAGODA Little known to the public and less elaborate in terms of architecture, this pagoda is nevertheless a charming one. It was built by the Fujian Congregation of Saigon in 1839, and still retains some of the rich ornamentations of that time. This...
The Vietnamese calendar

The Vietnamese calendar

Understanding the Vietnamese Calendar In Western countries, we use the Gregorian calendar, a solar calendar of Roman origin. In Vietnam, as in China, it is used for official purposes, while the traditional lunisolar calendar continues to shape cultural life. Days and...
The origins of Cho Lon

The origins of Cho Lon

The origins of Cho Lon It is quite a big area as it includes District 5, District 6 and a part of District 10 and District 11. Here is a bit of history to remind us how Cholon was born. The first Chinese settlement established there in the second half of the 17th...
Mid Autumn Festival in Saigon

Mid Autumn Festival in Saigon

The Mid-Autumn Festival It is called “Tết Trung Thu” in Vietnamese and is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar Month. This year, the big day of the festival fell yesterday, on September 13, when the moon was getting full. In the past, this festival was...