Ben Thanh Market Offering Everything You Want
November 2nd, 2009
Ben Thanh Market Offering Everything You Want
Ben Thanh Market situated in Saigon Vietnam is a tourist hotspot as a place that offers local handicrafts souveniers textiles and shoes etc. This market was initially established around the shores of Ben Nghe River where the vendors gathered to transact. Being one of the most famous land marks of the city Ben Thanh Market is the most thriving commercial centre of Saigon and all southern provinces. It is also well known as a place where one can find the best items that the country produces or imports. In addition one can be ensured of finding any kind of an item which is highly unlikely to be found anywhere else.
During the time of its establishment this market was built on a landfill named Bo Ret but now the new Ben Thanh Market is located in the heart of the city. It was named as Cu Nhac circle when the French government was in power. In 1985 the market was refurbished where a total new look was given with its expansion.
The market is categorized into few sections where the selling items are grouped as fruit stands meat stands and clothes stands and so on. Further to this it is recognized as one of the best places to dine at a cheaper rate. Inside the market the travelers can find local specialties and fruit juice to quench the thirst after an exciting shopping experience. Above all the place is ideal to learn about the local culture in the form of clothing language and how people bargain. While the foreigners are entertained by the sights and sounds of an oriental market the Vietnamese are trying to bargain where through experience they are capable of bargaining the price down to nearly half the stated price.
One who is traveling to Ben Thanh Market will definitely need Saigon accommodation in one of the comfortable Saigon hotels that will make you feel at home.
About the writer: Naveen Marasinghe is an Online Marketing Executive at eMarketingEye which is a search engine marketing agency that offers integrated Internet marketing solutions and specializes in serving the online travel and hospitality industry. http://www.emarketingeye.com/
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