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- proper noun the Chinese district of
Ho Chi Minh City ,Vietnam
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Just five kilometers west of the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, an area known as Cholon, or Chinatown, offers a distinctly different feel from the rest of the city.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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For better vistas, take a five-minute taxi ride to Windsor Plaza Hotel 18 An Duong Vuong, Cholon ' s unofficial gateway on its eastern border.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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Home to Vietnam ' s largest Chinese community, Cholon is a legacy of the Chinese merchants who settled here.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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No signpost denotes Cholon ' s borders, but the increasing number of Chinese characters on buildings is the giveaway.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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Across in District 6, nowhere epitomizes Cholon ' s vibrant commercialism like Binh Tay Market 57B Thap Muoi.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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The decorative entrance is flanked by hawkers selling incense and birds in bamboo cages set free for good fortune, while the ridged rooftop is adorned with glazed ceramic sculptures depicting Chinese legends, a trademark of Cholon pagodas.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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But in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin finally stepped out from the lunar module, when millions sat glued to their televisions to witness them plant a flag on the moon, Gavin was in a small bar in Cholon, beside a girl he loved and would never see again once he returned home; they held a crackly radio to their ears, trying to imagine what it looked like.
Strangers at the Feast Jennifer Vanderbes 2010
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With food outlets everywhere, one is spoiled for choice in Cholon.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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Today, neglected by tourist authorities and undergoing rapid redevelopment, Cholon has lost some of its draw and most visitors give it a miss.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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One of Cholon ' s newer eyesores comprises three salmon-pink apartment blocks towering over adjoining Thuan Kieu Plaza 190 Hong Bang.
City Walk: Ho Chi Minh City Samantha Coomber 2010
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