Cho Lon means: "large market". That refers to Cho Binh Tay wholesale market.
At Binh Tay market. Picture © karma-policeBinh Tay market lies at Phan Van Khoe Street.
Binh Tay Market, picture © Lois
Binh Tay Market. Picture © Jerry
Inside the market. Picture © Lois
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Binh Tay Market. Picture © JerryCho Lon is the Chinese district of Sai Gon - it might be the largest Chinatown outside China. Tran Hung Dao street is the main artery. This street as well as others like Trieu Quang Phuc, Chau Van Liem and Luong Nhu Hoc show you blocks of houses built by the ethnic Chinese people a century ago, combining Chinese and French architectural design.
Tran Hung Dao. Picture © ian
Picture © iko
Picture © noodlepie
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Outside Cholon Post Office. Picture © noodlepie
Picture © Fotini et NicolasQuan Am Pagoda: 23 Lao Tu. Also: Hoi Quan On Lang. Built in 1817, the oldest existing temple in Saigon. The central altar is dedicated to A Pho (Queen of Heaven).
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Picture © ultrapop design
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Picture © Günter
Picture © Günter
Picture © Jean-ChristopheNghia An Hoi Quan: 678 Nguyen Trai. Assembly hall of the Teochew Chinese community. The central building is dedicated to Guan Gong, the God of war and literature. It has existed before 1866, when it was ristored. Read more on chinatownology.com
Boat carving. Picture © Blaise Machin
Picture © Jean-Christophe
Picture © Jean-ChristophePhuoc An Hoi Quan: 184 Ð Hung Vuong. The Pagoda was built in 1902 by the Fujian Chinese community. There are beautiful carvings on the walls. Open: From 7 am to 5.30 pm. See video on youtube.com
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Picture © Jean-Christophe
Picture © Jean-ChristopheTam Son Hoi Quan:
Picture © GünterChùa Bà Thiên Hậu: 710 Nguyen Trai. Goddess Thien Hau protects those, who go to the sea. This temple was founded by the Cantonese Chinese around 1760. Read more about this pagoda and the legend of Thien Hau.
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The goddess Thien Hau. Picture © DoktorMax
Picture © hoadatJamial Mosque:
Picture © Diva EvaHai Thuong Lan Ong Street: Strong odors of herbs you smell her. They come from traditional pharmacies, you are on the traditional Chinese medicine street. Read more and see pictures on yVietNam: Along Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street
Eat in Cholon
Cho Lon Best Food Town: Pham Don (off Hai Thuong Lan Ong). A street of food stalls.See the review by vanishingsaigon.com
CNSG: 162 Nguyen Trai. See picture by Lawrence Sinclair
Stalls near the Post Office: What noodlepie likes.
93 Tran Van Kieu Street: Chinatown Pho by noodlepie
Shopping in Cholon
Nguyen Trai street is known for fashion and clothes.
Parkson Hung Vuong Plaza: Mall with a lot of foreign brands.
More about Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon):
Ho Chi Minh City Impressions: Discover the town.
Ho Chi Minh City Delights: Reviews of restaurants and cafés.
Hotels and Guesthouses in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Good reviews and not so good ones.
Temples in Ho Chi Minh City: Pictures and history
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