Article: Ben Than Market
Ben thanh market:
Ben Than market is ideally located in the heart of district 1, the most frequented by tourists. This massive building is a vivid place, full of colors, smells and goods. It is often used as a symbol of Ho-Chi-Minh city.
The market was first located near the Ben Nghe river, where soldiers and merchants used to be the main source of income. It was then destroyed by the French and reconstructed on a landfill in 1899, along with other colonial administration buildings.
Nowadays the Ben Thanh market is in the center of district 1. Its position, along with the dynamic nature of its merchants, made it the biggest and most attractive in HCM-city. One can find a bit of everything there: craftsmanship, clothing and jewellery but also food, spices and scents. "Shops are everywhere" summarize Nha, 20, whose family owns of a food store.
It's frequented by locals as well as tourists and all of them enjoy the convenience of the place.
"Citation needed"
The market opens early in the morning and close around midnight. Aprroximatively at 5PM the inside-market closes to let the outside-market attract the bypassing people. At that moment one can easily get tshirts, souvenirs or lamp, as well as have an excellent dinner of local cuisine for very reasonnable price.
From the beginning to the end of the day, in the middle of intense activity, one would be impressed by the atmosphere, the people and the goods proposed.
Ben Than market is ideally located in the heart of district 1, the most frequented by tourists. This massive building is a vivid place, full of colors, smells and goods. It is often used as a symbol of Ho-Chi-Minh city.
The market was first located near the Ben Nghe river, where soldiers and merchants used to be the main source of income. It was then destroyed by the French and reconstructed on a landfill in 1899, along with other colonial administration buildings.
Nowadays the Ben Thanh market is in the center of district 1. Its position, along with the dynamic nature of its merchants, made it the biggest and most attractive in HCM-city. One can find a bit of everything there: craftsmanship, clothing and jewellery but also food, spices and scents. "Shops are everywhere" summarize Nha, 20, whose family owns of a food store.
It's frequented by locals as well as tourists and all of them enjoy the convenience of the place.
"Citation needed"
The market opens early in the morning and close around midnight. Aprroximatively at 5PM the inside-market closes to let the outside-market attract the bypassing people. At that moment one can easily get tshirts, souvenirs or lamp, as well as have an excellent dinner of local cuisine for very reasonnable price.
From the beginning to the end of the day, in the middle of intense activity, one would be impressed by the atmosphere, the people and the goods proposed.
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