Ho Chi Minh City

The main festival in Vietnam is Tết, but many others are celebrated throughout the year, for historical and religious reasons, such as the Buddhas Birthday...

Tết Festival
Lim Festival
Mid Autumn Festival

Pagodas

There are many temples and pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City, the majority of them being Buddhist or Taoist. They vary in size, with the biggest pagodas being highly decorated, and filled with many religious relics...

Ben Thanh Market

As one of the oldest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, the building dates back to 1912, but the market can be traced back to the 17th century, when a number of street vendors gathered on the bank of the Bến Nghé river. This location was destroyed by a fire, and the market was moved to where it stands today in 1912. The 17th century version of the market reportedly sold more food and groceries, whereas today’s Bến Thành Market sells more souvenirs and decorations suited towards tourists...

Cu Chi Tunnels

The Cu Chi Tunnels are a network of tunnels built during the 1940s, and took an estimated 25 years to complete...

Food

Ho Chi Minh City contains different cuisines and styles of cooking as it has been occupied or visited by many separate cultures, from times of war until today...

Chinatown

As the largest Chinatown in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown, (also known as Cholon, meaning "big market"), is where most of the Chinese inhabitants of the city live...