Religion & Culture Pilgrimage — Cho Lon (Chinatown) Ethnic-Chinese Temples & Market — Ho Chi Minh City

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Religion & Culture Pilgrimage — Cho Lon (Chinatown) Ethnic-Chinese Temples & Market

Half-day

4 stops · Half-day

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My Trip

Cho Lon (Districts 5 & 6), Saigon's Chinatown, is one of Southeast Asia's largest ethnic-Chinese settlements. A pilgrimage of scent and color linking incense-filled Mazu temples and Guan Yu shrines, Qing-era assembly halls, and the huge Binh Tay wholesale market on foot.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 8,000 KRW

Itinerary

1
Thien Hau Temple (Tian Hou Temple)Chùa Bà Thiên Hậu
District 5 (Cholon) · Temple · 45 min stay
A Mazu temple of the sea goddess built by 19th-century Cantonese ethnic Chinese. With huge spiral incense coils hung from the ceiling and intricate ceramic-relief roofs, it's Saigon's most photogenic temple — the core of the Cho Lon pilgrimage.
오전 (빛 좋고 한산)
Walk 6 min
2
Nghia An Assembly Hall (Chua Ong)Hội quán Nghĩa An (Chùa Ông)
District 5 (Cholon) · Shrine · 35 min stay
A Guan Yu shrine of Teochew ethnic Chinese. Red pillars, gilded wood carvings and a life-size Red Hare horse statue are stunning. A block from Thien Hau, perfect to see together.
Walk 8 min
3
On Lang Assembly Hall (Chua On Lang)Hội quán Ôn Lăng (Chùa Ôn Lăng)
District 5 (Cholon) · Temple · 30 min stay
A Guanyin temple built by Fujian ethnic Chinese, also famous for the 'villain-beating' da tieu nhan folk ritual. A niche spot with few tourists, where you can see the raw face of local ethnic-Chinese faith.
Taxi 12 min
4
Binh Tay MarketChợ Bình Tây
Market · 45 min stay
A yellow courtyard-style wholesale market built by Chinese merchants in the French colonial era. Less touristy than Ben Thanh, with spices, dried goods and sundries piled like mountains — the real heart of Cho Lon commerce. Good for finishing with a market meal.