Ho Chi Minh statue

Saigon and the Cu Chi Tunnels

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July 18th 2011
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) is a huge metropolis of constantly flowing and honking motorbikes, tall buildings and vendors. People do everything on the sidewalk here. You see people cooking, eating, washing dishes, fixing motorbikes, cutting hair, sleeping. Even though the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the war and there’s a huge statue of Ho Chi Minh in the center, everyone still calls ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » Cu Chi

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more