Interesting culture between ancient and modern Saigon
During the last century, Saigon is a dynamically developing city, so far, people's lives have changed, but there are many cultural features such as corner , markets, restaurants ... has not changed much from the past.
Traffic in Saigon so far is still bustling, crowded, many kinds of passing vehicles.
in addition to the famous market area, or the historic city of Ben Thanh market, Binh Tay market, Tan Dinh ... Saigon then many other markets, remains active to this day. Located on the Thi Nghe canal, the market with the same name still bustling from dawn to dusk. Today, markets are no longer Thi Nghe canal encroached to take as before to "make room" for the park along the canal.
In the old days, the Saigon current or persist the shantytowns, an inevitable downside urban life. Previously, the Tau Hu canal is a concentration of the poor, they set up makeshift roofs. Today, well above the channel line, passage in District 8 is still a lot of slums.
According to the writer Son Nam Saigon in about 1864, it has appeared two cafes by the French master. Later, during the war, cafes springing up like mushrooms after rain. Coffee and gradually formed a cultural flow, you sound knowledge, of how class intimates Saigon from past to present. From chic cafes downtown for coffee to the sidewalk. Saigon person can sit for hours reading newspapers, watching streets, chatting with friends and sip a coffee.
The roadside restaurants, the sidewalk was characteristic of Saigon from past to present. And would probably not wrong when someone has said that if the sidewalk is no longer Saigon Saigon restaurants, the quality may not be completely original. Most, on the sidewalk in Saigon then and now, just a small trolley can trade in soft drinks.
Just 1-2 table, the small restaurant right in the market, selling all kinds of noodles, wheat ... was very popular in the market area of Saigon.
And although at the time no matter what, street vendors selling all kinds of gifts of food would be part of the lives of Saigon.
in the Grand canal Saigon as Tau Hu, Ben Nghe ... still bustling wharf boat scene.
the current newspaper booths Saigon's not much different than before.
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