The fresh fish market in Saigon which only sells at night

The fresh fish market in Saigon which only sells at night

Starting from midnight, Binh Dien seafood market with hundreds of types of products to supply to the whole of Saigon and neighboring provinces.

Located on Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 6, Ward 7, District 8, Binh Dien is the largest wholesale market of fruits and seafood in the South. The most famous market is the seafood business area with an area of ​​20,000 m2. The market began to light from dark but not until midnight, when boats from the river to the river near the market, business atmosphere is really exciting.

The first person to the market would be interesting because there are hundreds of types of fish. Many of them, even housewives do not know the name or know the name but have never seen it. The photos are medium size fish.

Mainly wholesale for traders or for supermarkets, but if bulk retailers (about a few kilograms), the seller still accept the transaction. Fresh rays in the market are cheaper than the outside to several tens of thousands of dong per kilogram.

Yellow catfish is rare in small markets but there are large quantities in Binh Dien market.

Basa fish are two main commodities in the market. Here, guests can be retail when buying the whole child at a surprisingly cheap price.

Keep fish fresh, preserved stone. Market management regularly checks for banned substances to ensure that fish not impregnated with antimicrobial agents can be harmful to health.

The scene of the sale and transportation in the market as bright as the more bustling. Many workers accept night life as porters and pull the fish to earn a living. Salary per night more than a hundred thousand.



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Squid, octopus here only cost several some USD for a kg.

Fresh termites. This is a fish that can only be seen in the form of fish. The market also sells shark, shark, which are very expensive, usually only for luxury restaurants.

Fresh mackerel is sold for sale.

The mackerel's egg is separated for sale separately.

Prawns, crustaceans, but meat is very delicious and aromatic.

Small crab is also present in the market.

Small fish (snakehead fish) used for food processing or purchased as breeding animals.

Goby crammed in pots about 2 meters in diameter.

Fish from the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang. This type of fish is used to store chili peppers are delicious rice. The price is only about 2 USD per kg.

Ca Mau crabs are selected and classified before supplying to restaurants and retail markets.

The snail has been removed from the shell.

Scabies are scraped into finished products. This is a very good dish for frying at 9 USD / kg.

People come to buy at the market busy all night until morning and then quickly bring the goods to the market to sell. Binh Dien seafood processing area was cleaned and closed at 6am.

7 experiences for the first arrival to Saigon

7 experiences for the first arrival to Saigon

If Cholon, the old buildings are familiar, Nguyen Hue walking street or cruise on Nhieu Loc canal will be new sites to attract people to Saigon for the first time.

Nguyen Hue walking Street: Feeling Saigon new and more modern when walking the city. If you visit the apartment in 42 Nguyen Hue, choose a corner in the coffee shop as Saigon Oi, boo panoramic view of the city from walking on the evening, please join the line on the street, see some improvisation of young people. Especially on the occasion, the walking street became sparkling eye catching. Photo: Thien Chuong

Nhieu Loc canal tour: This river tour gives you a sense of tranquility in Saigon, from harmonica to harmonica and from the harmonica. Le Van Sy boat wharf (district 3) or Thi Nghe wharf (district 1), take you 4.5 km on the canal Nhieu Loc winding winding along the ups and downs of Saigon. The price for one person traveling on the Phung boat (3-5 persons / boat) is 10 USD/person and the ticket on Qui boat (10-22 persons / boat) is 5 USD/person. Photo: Thao Nghi.

Visiting hundreds of years of architectural work: In the midst of bustling Saigon, crowded, ancient European-style buildings still exist and mark anyone with the city. The names you should not miss such as: Notre Dame Cathedral, City Post Office, City People's Committee, City Theater, Ben Thanh Market .... Photo: Huu Cong.

Watching Saigon from District 2: The location to see the whole district is luminous is the Thu Thiem Tunnel Park, where can see the whole bank of the Saigon River brightly at night. This is an interesting place to gather weekend with cool wind from the river, prepare some dishes with friends. You can go from the afternoon to admire the sun setting behind the buildings and the city shimmering upon the lights. Picture: Thuy Phuong.

Discover Cho Lon: Being one of the oldest markets in the city, Cholon has many interesting things to see and learn about the life of Hoa people living around here. Please visit the Assembly Hall, Ba ... to learn about culture, impressive architecture. And do not miss eating Cho Lon, especially the restaurant, noodle shop, tea ... more than half life here. Photo: Thanh Hai.

Cu Chi tunnels: Approximately 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City center, the Cu Chi ruins are the right choice for a day trip to learn about history. From Ben Thanh Market take bus 13, then the car number 79 or 122 to Cu Chi. At each of the tunnels, visitors are guided to visit, detailed explanations about the relics, historical renditions. You will experience the true sidewalks, the traditional practice of making rice paper Cu Chi, enjoy local specialties. Entrance fee is 1 USD for domestic visitors and 4 USD for foreign guests. Picture: Hainan.

Experience Saigon coffee culture: Not only is the drink, coffee is also a cultural feature of Saigon. Come to this place for the first time, try to feel the rhythm through the different styles of coffee. Morning coffee to sit on the sidewalk, hear the Saigon people talk about news in the new newspaper, noon visit the coffee shop of lovers of photography or love car to add passionate connection. Old Saigon in a coffee shop for 50 years without sleep is also the culture you should experience. Picture: Tam Bui.

The charm of Saigon morning

The charm of Saigon morning

If you want to find the quietest time of Saigon, wake up early to hear the quiet breathing of the city in the first moments of the day.

Only in the early morning, people or visitors to Saigon can take a deep breath to feel the fresh air flow into the chest. In the air the smell of fresh leaves, the smell of pure dew, the smell of leisure before the start of the rhythm of life. Is the noise and bustle of the city makes this quiet moment becomes more expensive and precious times?

It is not always possible to witness the moment of mild sunshine spreading across Saigon space.

Soon, the city will wake up with a motorbike surfing on the road, the laughing voices of each other, the hawkish proclamation of street vendors. The sun is not shining down the street, someone has surfed on the motorcycle with crisp sound.

Each time frame is a separate color of Saigon. The laborers went to work early in the morning, comfortable with a piece of bread or bowl of rice noodles, hot noodles placed on a plastic chair. Open market welcomes vegetables, fish, grocery ... Also with the public office, 7h is the time of the fashion style, from the students to the office. Going to school, go to work early is the fun of many people by the feeling of leisure that go, not worry about the traffic jam.


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The crispy golden bread is the familiar breakfast of the Saigonese.

Many groceries store items with the desire to a crowded day, buying expensive clothes.

From 7 o'clock, the pavement cafes started getting bigger. Many met before the start of a new working day. The cafes gradually became fun every morning of Saigon.

Colorful Chinatown in Saigon

Colorful Chinatown in Saigon

This is a very special destination but rarely seen by tourists in Saigon.

In Saigon, there is one of the most concentrated Chinese living quarters in District 5. Here, the Chinese people have built streets with their characteristic architecture. The Cholon area is the Chinatown, and is often referred to as Chinatown. Try to spend a whole day exploring the scene, space, food in this area, you will know that in the heart of Saigon there are special areas like that.

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Cho Lon is the focus of daily life and business of the United States. Around the market gradually formed the house of the United States, bearing bold Hong Kong architecture. Entering Chinatown, the image that most visitors come across is the old, red-tiled roofed houses, nestled close to each other, presumably as if you were in a real Chinese neighborhood.

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District 5 of the Chinese still retain the cultural, architectural and religious values ​​of hundreds of years ago. The roof tile roof tile in the town of Chinatown along with typical architecture highlights a very classic beauty. Visitors feel as if they were present in the ancient city of the United States in the last century. From Ben Thanh, follow the Tran Hung Dao Street you will reach the Chinese Quarter.

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In each house, in front of the door usually hang red lanterns of the United States, paste some red paper as the color of the United States. As for the food business, medicine or even the necessary supplies, the sign of the restaurant have two words: a Vietnamese and a flower, looks quite impressive.

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Cho Lon area is famous for trading in various commodities such as Binh Tay market, which sells items such as dried seafood, abalone, fish, fishballs, ... Soai Kinh Lam market sells fabrics from satin, silk, brocade, quilts, elastic, chiffon, khaki to fabric curtains, gas, cushions, tablecloths ...

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Not only in the markets, the surrounding neighborhoods such as Hai Thuong Lan Ong, Chau Van Liem, Hau Giang, Lam Tan Ke ... are neighborhoods with business shops flooded the two sides.

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After walking around the market, the Thien Hau Pagoda (Vietnamese call) is an attractive destination in Cho Lon. This is one of the oldest Chinese temples built in Cholon (around 1760). The temple, with its typical Chinese architecture, has both historical value and cultural value. It is always a place to attract visitors to visit, enjoy.

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Here, you can enjoy enough famous dishes of the United States such as: roast duck, roast pork, duck potato noodle, chicken potentious northern medicinal ... Add to that the hanoise, effervescent, noodles noodles ... Delicious taste makes visitors love to enjoy.

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The Chinatown area seems to bring Saigon a new color tones, embellished for Saigon tourism. Visitors can not only live in the ordinary living space of the United States, but also enjoy the beauty of the temple architecture of hundreds of years of the Chinese.

The pagodas which are more than 200 years old in Ho Chi Minh City

The pagodas which are more than 200 years old in Ho Chi Minh City

Giac Lam Pagoda, Thien Hau Pagoda... are old and famous pagodas in Saigon.

Giac Lam pagoda (Lac Long Quan, Tan Binh district) 

 

It is also called Cam Son Tu, Son Can Tu or Cam Dam Tu, which is the family of the Te Trung Thien in the South.

Built in 1744, Giac Lam is the oldest temple in Ho Chi Minh City. The structure is Tam script with 3 horizontally connected houses including the main hall, lecture hall and clams.

In front of the pagoda there is a hexagonal Stupa. The pagoda has a Bodhi tree brought from Sri Lanka to Sri Lanka and planted in 1953.

Giac Vien Pagoda (Lac Long Quan, Tan Binh District) 

 

It is also called Ho Dat Pagoda. The structure is similar to Giac Lam Pagoda.

The temple has 153 statues, most of wood. Most statues are considered to be old in the South.

Thien Hau Pagoda (Nguyen Trai, District 5) 

 

It is also called Cho Lon Pagoda, built around 1760. It is considered one of the oldest pagoda in the United States in Ho Chi Minh City.

The pagoda features bold Chinese architecture with four houses linked together. The largest festival of the temple is the ceremony of Thien Hau (March 23 lunar calendar) every year. Photo: Darius.


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Phung Son Pagoda (3/2, District 11) or Go pagoda

 

It was founded by Lieu Thong meditation teacher in the early 19th century. Legend has it that the name of the temple is attached to the bird Phung to be planted in the corn.

The pagoda has 40 statues painted with gold leaf, including some statues like Di Tam Tam Ton, Ngu Hien.

Sung Duc Pagoda (Truong Tho, Thu Duc District)

 

The pagoda was built in 1806. The project was built with the word tam, the type of wooden pillars, the roof tile yin Yang.

The pagoda is home to many precious objects such as pink roses, the Buddha statue, ancient drums, three pairs of wooden for precious ...