Ho Chi Minh City has hundreds of interesting things

1. The river "wearing a new coat" is also a story that makes people in Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City proud. In the past, when mentioning the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal, people were afraid. On both sides of the canal at that time, the houses were dilapidated, overgrown with weeds and trash, looking shabby; the water in the canal was pitch black, thick, and a strong stench rose up. Now the river has revived.

Saigon River flowing through Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City

In the afternoon, people can stroll along Truong Sa and Hoang Sa streets and listen to the city breathing. At noon, they can sit leisurely under the shade of green trees, lulling themselves to an afternoon dream. In the morning, people sit in shops sipping a cup of coffee, gaining energy for a new day in the fresh, green atmosphere. No one talks to each other about the changes in the canal, but everyone knows that their living environment has become much better!

The river will be green! The bridges not only solve the traffic problem, but also stimulate inter-regional socio -economic development, bringing the city's economy to the top of the country's income. Binh Trieu Bridge, Ba Son Bridge, Thu Thiem Bridge, Phu My Bridge, Saigon Bridge, Nguyen Van Cu Bridge, Binh Loi Bridge, Ong Lon Bridge, Khanh Hoi Bridge..., over the years, these bridges have become a part of the memories for those who go far away to remember Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City.

2. Cultures from all over the country, including the world , converge in Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City thanks to the flexible social institutions. Residents living, studying and working here come from different regions of the country, including foreigners. They bring here many differences, such as: religion, ethnicity, customs, culture, lifestyle... blending into the spirit of an open and tolerant community. This has added beauty to the cultural picture of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, creating the beauty of the people of Saigon who are hospitable, friendly, lovable and live with great affection.

Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City is a "good land", Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City is "mixed", but it shows the traditional strength of national solidarity. In short, Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City culture on the foundation of national culture, socialist culture and Ho Chi Minh's ideology has steadily progressed step by step.

Now, going deep into the small, winding alleys located on the same axis as alley 148, Ton Dan street, district 4, people will no longer feel creepy because of its silence because the old and the new are intertwined, the old changes every day according to the civilized and modern life... The alleys and people of district 4 are now different from the past, many people in Saigon confirm that.

3. Coming to Ho Chi Minh City is coming to a "culinary paradise". The cuisine here is the crystallization of many delicious and unique dishes from many cultures of East - West, modern - traditional. And whether in the inner city or the suburbs, people still love to eat steamed cassava with coconut milk and sesame salt, and Cu Chi cassava is the best!

I have a boss who, every year on his mother’s death anniversary, puts steamed cassava with coconut milk on the altar to burn incense. He said that when his mother was alive, she loved to eat this dish. During the subsidy period, my boss’s family had a very difficult life. Every day, his parents had to work hard in the fields to earn food for the family of 6. Meals usually included corn, cassava, and water spinach.

Every morning before going to school, my boss’s sisters would eat cassava. Sometimes the old lady would meticulously make cassava cakes or baked cassava cakes for my boss’s sisters to change up their diet. Eating and looking at them all the time… the smell of cassava seemed to seep into my boss’s flesh and blood, it became a loving emotion filled with memories, so that when he recalled it, he would reminisce about a time of hardship.

Now, not only for Cu Chi people, steamed cassava with coconut milk has left a lasting impression on tourists from near and far, and certainly on heads of state and friends when visiting Cu Chi tunnels.

And the broken rice dish "sà bì trường" - a play on the word "sửa bì chả" broken rice, is also one of the best dishes in Saigon. Some people say that ribs, skin and sausage are available everywhere. But, to say it's delicious, the broken rice dish with ribs, skin and sausage in Saigon is "delicious as hell", I can confirm this! Here, the best time to eat this dish is at midnight, or early morning. Therefore, if you drive around the city at a quiet time, it's not difficult to see the ordinary broken rice shops with ribs, skin and sausage on the side of the road, with no sign but bustling with customers.

Coming to Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City without enjoying "sa bi chuong" broken rice is considered not enjoying all the delicious food here!

4. Finale…

When telling stories about Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, we must start from the small alleys...

And in Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, if you have not lived in a deep, winding alley, have not sat around a coffee shop at the beginning of the alley listening to people discussing the news of the day... then it is a waste! In the afternoon, you can see women walking with their children from the beginning of the alley to the end of the alley to feed themselves, while walking and "gossiping" with their neighbors. Some children take advantage of the space in the alley to play happily..., every now and then motorbikes go in and out, the children hide against the wall, waiting for the cars to pass by to continue their fun... If you have not "experienced" this atmosphere, then it is considered that you have not fully understood the culture of Saigon.

And when telling stories about Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City, we must start from small alleys, small enough that two motorbikes going in opposite directions cannot pass each other, but they are places of rustic soul in the middle of bustling Saigon, where people live to love each other!

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