Like many cities in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh city did not escape the wrath of war. Since the beginning, Ho Chi Minh city has had quite a traumatic history. There are many citations to the birth of Ho Chi Minh city and the origin of its name. In the 15th century, this area were swamps, marshes and thick forests. By the early 17th century, a small township was formed.
Cu Chi Tunnels - An amazing underground system which helped our Vietnam Soldiers fought against American and Saigon government. The Tunnel was dug by hand with patientness of local people. After years, the system stretched over 200km, from Saigon to the Cambodian border and is three level deep. It was designed specially with constructed living areas, facility storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. It has become a well known tourist attraction where visitors can experience and feel of what underground life in the American war.
Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh where Mass is done by the Caodaism followers at noon. It is a combination of Christianity, Buddhism , Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Geniism, and Taoism.
The Cu Chi Tunnels system was created around 1948 to assist Viet Minh in their combat with the French. Building continued over the next 25years until it was an underground city with living areas, kitchens, storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers.
The Mekong Delta is the bottom half of Vietnam's two rice baskets, the other being the Red River Delta in the North . This vast delta is formed by the deposition of the multiple tentacles and tributaries of the mighty Mekong River which has its origin in the Tibetan highland plateau 2,800 miles away. From its source, the river makes its way through China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam before flowing out into the South China Sea. The Mekong's Vietnamese name, Cuu Long, means Nine Dragons for the nine mouths that terminate the flow of this great river as it is absorbed by the sea
The south of Vietnam is rich of different dishes imbued with Mekong delta culture. With a cooking class in Saigon will give an understanding about some simple local ingredients which is very close and easily found around in countryside of the south. A short walk in Ben Thanh market will tell you how various local food is in this bustling city.