Cho Lon is one of Saigon’s oldest and most interesting neighborhoods. Spanning much of Districts 5 and 6, this predominantly Chinese area has been an integral part of Saigon’s economy since its establishment in 1778. When Cho Lon was incorporated as a city in 1879, it lay 11km from Saigon. By the 1930’s it had grown so rapidly that their borders touched and the two were merged to form Cholon-Saigon in 1931. The name stood until 1956 when the city came to be known simply as Saigon.
Click through for 12 photos of Cho Lon, from trading outpost to economic hub, from before you were born.
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