Source: Tourism Media
The largest city in Vietnam
is known for its French and Chinese influences, bustling markets and boulevards
full of motorcycles. Formerly known as Saigon, the
Ho Chi Minh City has a complex history, going
through French colonialism, a communist revolution and one of the bloodiest
wars in the modern times. Today, modern skyscrapers stand next to 19th
Century colonial architecture, gourmet coffee is sold alongside traditional
green tea and Buddhist temples stand in the shadow of cathedrals.