Giac Lam is one of the oldest pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City. Originally, it was built by Ly Thuy Long – a native Minh Huong, in 1744, as a gathering place during Lunar New Year. The new-built temple was like a scenic lookout overlooking Gia Dinh Market while the area was still undeveloped and quite like a jungle. The name Giac Lam was given to the pagoda after the arrival of Monk Thich Lam Quang of the Lam Te Zen lineage, in 1772. After many times of renovation and reconstruction, it’s now located at 118 Lac Long Quan Street, Tan Binh District. Local people also call it Cam Son or Cam Dien Pagoda.
Le musée des Beaux-Arts (Bao Tang My Thuat) se donne à voir dans une belle demeure particulière au n° 97 de la rue Pho Duc Chinh, au sud du centre ville. Il s'agit en effet d'un édifice Art Déco, orienté selon les règles du Feng Shui,...
Saigon River Express provides you with many different tours visiting different areas in Southern Vietnam. The transportation is usually water taxi and ferry. There are two popular tours at Saigon River Express: Cu Chi Tunnel Tour andMekong Delta Tour. On Cu Chi Tunnel Tour, you will get...
Le temple de Bà Thiên Hậu (vietnamien: chùa Ba Thien Hau) est un temple taoïste situé à Cholon, ville chinoise d'Ho-Chi-Minh-Ville (ex Saïgon). Cette pagode dédiée à la déesse de la mer Thien Hau a...
Location and history Dai Nam Park is considered as Vietnam’s top man-made tourism spot, which boasts a mix of modern and traditional architectures. An entertainment complex in Binh Duong, on National Highway No. 13, the park was officially brought into use in late 2008. It’s about...
The People’s Committee Building of Ho Chi Minh City is located at one end of Nguyen Hue Street, one of the most beautiful streets in this metropolis. The building was built and put into use in 1909 as a hotel whose original name was Hôtel de Ville. It was designed by...
The resplendent Governor's Palace, completed in 1875, symbolized the regime's political power in Asia. And five years later, the Duc Ba (Our Lady's) Cathedral was inaugurated, and became the spiritual and cultural crucible of the French presence in the OrientCet ouvrage a...
Located at number 161/85/20, Lac Long Quan Street, District 11, Giac Vien is one of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City. At first, it only used to be a warehouse while another pagoda (named Giac Lam) was being rebuilt. After the renovation of the latter was completed, Giac Vien Pagoda was...
Cholon (« grand marché » en vietnamien) est situé au sud-ouest du centre ville de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, à cheval sur les districts (quan) 5 et 6, et correspond au quartier chinois de la ville. Avec ses enseignes en idéogrammes chinois et des masses...
C'est en toute discrétion que le modeste musée Ton Duc Thang se donne à voir dans une rue éponyme. Peu fréquenté, l'établissement n'en demeure pas moins intéressant d'un point de vue historique. En effet, ce...
Situé au 28, rue Vo Van Tân, dans le 3e arrondissement, ce musée a été créé en septembre 1975. Dans un premier temps, il était la Maison d’exposition des crimes de guerre et de résistance contre les Américains. Ce...
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