Where is Cho Lon in Ho Chi Minh city?

Where is Cho Lon in Ho Chi Minh city?

Chợ Lớn (listen, Chinese:堤岸), usually Anglicized as “Cholon” in English sources, is a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market.

Where was the black market at Cho Lon?

During the Vietnam War, soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market at Chợ Lớn, trading in various American and especially U.S. Army-issue items. This was the area, near the Quan Âm Pagoda where photojournalist Eddie Adams took his famous execution photograph.

Where is Binh Tay Market in Ho Chi Minh city?

Unlike Ben Thanh Market in District 1, this market mainly serves the local population with its extensive range of fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat and seafood from regions across Vietnam. Also known as Cholon Chinatown Market, Binh Tay Market occupies a two-storey building along Thap Moui Street.

When did Cho Lon and Saigon merge into one city?

On 27 April 1931, Chợ Lớn and the neighbouring city Saïgon were merged to form a single city called ‘ Saigon–Cholon ’. The official name, however, never entered everyday vernacular and the city continued to be referred to as ‘ Saigon ’.