Chợ Lớn

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Chợ Lớn is the historic Chinese-influenced Chinatown district of Ho Chi Minh City, known as a major commercial and cultural hub in southern Vietnam.

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Chợ Lớn canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinatown
historic district
urban district
contains Binh Tay Market
Cha Tam Church
Ha Chuong Assembly Hall
Nghia An Assembly Hall
Ong Bon Pagoda
Thien Hau Temple, District 5
linked to: Thien Hau Temple
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
economicRole major commercial hub of southern Vietnam
wholesale distribution center for Ho Chi Minh City
ethnicCommunity Hoa people
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Cantonese Chinese community
Chinese culture
Hokkien Chinese community
linked to: Hokkien people

Teochew Chinese community
linked to: Teochew people
historicalEvent Chinese merchant settlement expansion in the 18th–19th centuries
historicallyMergedWith Saigon
historicalName Cho Lon
Saigon’s Chinatown
Tai-Ngon
knownFor Chinese festivals
Chinese temples
Chinese-Vietnamese cuisine
gold and jewelry trade
textile and fabric trade
traditional Chinese medicine shops
wholesale markets
languageUsed Cantonese
Hokkien
Teochew
Vietnamese
locatedIn Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

southern Vietnam
locatedInAdministrativeEntity District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
District 11, Ho Chi Minh City
District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
District 6, Ho Chi Minh City
locatedInTimeZone Indochina Time
majorReligion Chinese folk religion
Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Roman Catholicism
Taoism
partOf Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area
Saigon urban core
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism destination
food tourism destination
transportationAccess An Duong Vuong Street
Hong Bang Street
Tran Hung Dao Boulevard

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Nam Kỳ hasMajorCity Chợ Lớn
Hoa primaryRegionsInVietnam Chợ Lớn
subject linked to: Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)