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Chinese market in Ho Chi Minh #47133797
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Chợ Lá»âºn is a Chinese-influenced part of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means big market. During the Vietnam War, soldiers from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market at Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items. This was the area, near the Quan Ãâm Pagoda where photojournalist Eddie Adams took his famous execution photograph. Today it is one of the largest Chinese wholesale market in Indochina.
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