4 hours
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14+
Smore's Saigon Cafè
I grew up in the Cho Lon area in the 90s. Like every kid in the world. I’ve traveled everywhere, but Cho Lon’s so near for me to think much about it. Until I was older, I was embarrassed, because of the knowledge of foreigner friends about Cho Lon more than me, a resident of it! So I turned the pages of history book, research stories and looking for the old pictures of my childhood place. And that when this photowalk’s route was born.
This route of Saigon Film Photowalk will tell a little-known story of Cho Lon: Dinh Xa Tay. This place has witnessed the formation, decline and rebirth of Cho Lon, where are luckily some traces still left nowaday. We invite you to go back in time with through the memory of Cholon, and our companions, as usual, are film cameras that once kept the soul of the area: Saigon Film Photowalk: Dinh Xa Tay or The Nostalgia of the Old Cho Lon.
You will gather, settle down and listen to instructions on the film camera.
Learn about architecture and the influence of Chinese people on the beliefs and lifestyle of Vietnamese people. Freely exploring many old alley of Saigon - Cho Lon.
Walk together and tell the story about the architecture and historical value of the old tram line at the Cho Lon. Listen to stories about Chinese people in the Cho Lon and interesting things about this ancient city.
Walk around Xa Tay market and answer questions about the ingenuity of Chinese people in business and their contributions to society.
End the journey at Nghia An Temple and Tue Thanh Temple. Immerse yourself in the spiritual space with the impeccable architecture of Chinese public works in Vietnam. Listen to stories of faith and how Chinese people preserve their identity.