Theme Deep-Dive (Chinatown): Cho Lon Temples & Markets In-Depth

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Cho Lon, the huge ethnic-Chinese city within Saigon. Dig deep into Ho Chi Minh City's other texture — the wholesale market, the incense-thick Cantonese and Teochew assembly-hall temples, and a church tied to Ngo Dinh Diem's final hours.

Full day5 stopsEst. budget 40,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Binh Tay MarketChợ Bình Tây
Market · 55 min stay
Cho Lon's huge wholesale market with a beautiful yellow facade of French-Chinese eclectic style and a courtyard. Unlike touristy Ben Thanh, a site where real merchants' daily life turns.
오전
Taxi 8 min
2
Thien Hau TempleChùa Bà Thiên Hậu
District 5 (Cholon) · Temple · 45 min stay
A Cantonese assembly-hall temple enshrining Thien Hau, goddess of the sea. The scene of smoke slowly descending from huge incense coils hung from the ceiling is Ho Chi Minh City's most photographic temple scene.
오전~낮
Walk 6 min
3
Ong Temple (Nghia An Assembly Hall)Chùa Ông (Nghĩa An Hội Quán)
District 5 (Cholon) · Temple · 40 min stay
A Teochew assembly hall enshrining Guan Yu. Intricate wood carvings, red lanterns and a huge Red Hare horse statue are stunning, showing the essence of ethnic-Chinese guild culture.
낮
Taxi 7 min
4
Cho Lon Herbal Medicine StreetPhố thuốc bắc Hải Thượng Lãn Ông
District 5 (Cholon) · Street · 35 min stay
A wholesale herbal-medicine alley where the scent of dried herbs covers the street. Shops piled with sacks of dried medicine stretch endlessly, etching Cho Lon's distinctive smell and color into memory.
낮
Taxi 6 min
5
Cha Tam Church (St. Francis Xavier)Nhà thờ Cha Tam (St. Francis Xavier)
District 5 (Cholon) · Cathedral · 30 min stay
A historic church where President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother last took refuge before arrest during the 1963 coup. The pastel colonial church amid the Chinese neighborhood has a striking, incongruous atmosphere.
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