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Binh Tay Market Binh Tay Market, built by the French in 1880, is located
in the center of Vietnam's largest Chinatown district. Unlike Ben Thanh
Market in District 1, this market mainly serves the local population with its
wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry, meat and fish from regions all
over Vietnam.

The Cho Lon.Cholon district, the district of a thousand colors. The beating heart of the area, which is
located in district 5, is the Binh Tay Market, a beautiful multi-storey
Chinese-style building where you can find all kinds of goods. Among the
thousand alleys of this extraordinary labyrinth are hidden some of the most
beautiful Buddhist temples. One of many is the Temple of the Celestial
Lady (Thien Hau), protector of sailors and merchants, dating back to 1600.
In Vietnam, Taoism is followed, based on an unchangeable destiny: the only
possibility of the faithful is to make offerings to the Five Elements to ask for
the realization of one's desires.
Of Cholon, however, I keep in mind the corners told by Duras in the famous book L "lover, made of paddle
fans, light filtered by bamboo mats and the scent of incense.

Thien Hau pagoda.Thiên Hậu is the Vietnamese transcription of the Chinese name Tianhou ("Empress
of Heaven"), an epithet of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the deified form
of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl credited with saving one or some
members of his family from damage during a typhoon for his spiritual power.
While not officially recognized by both mainland China and Taiwan
governments, the faith is popular in China's southern maritime provinces
and, most notably, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora. In Vietnam, she is also
sometimes known as the "Lady of the Sea" (Tuc Goi La Ba). Mazuism is often synchronized with Taoism
and Buddhism. The temple was first erected c. 1760 by the Cantonese community in the city, but has
had expansions since the 1800s

7° Day: Hồ Chí Minh City – Mekong Delta:
After breakfast, departure by van to My Tho, a town on the banks of one of
the main arms of the river, from which you can embark on a cruise on the
Mekong River to observe life in the coastal villages, the dense vegetation
and the countless channels that make up the delta. Stop at a plantation, with
a taste of tropical fruit and lunch in a typical abode.
At the end, return to Hồ Chí Minh and you will be taken back to the hotel.

8° Day: Hồ Chí Minh città - Rientro:
After breakfast you will have the day free until the transfer to the airport for the return

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