Phu Lam Market

The market's name may come from "Phuc Lam Thi" on the 1815 map of Gia Dinh Citadel

Located in Phu Lam Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. According to some local records, the 1815 map of Gia Dinh Citadel drawn by Tran Van Hoc notes the place name "Phuc Lam Thi" within the De Ngan area, the old Cho Lon quarter. Researchers, however, have yet to agree on whether the "Phuc Lam" of the old map is indeed today's "Phu Lam" or a different phonetic variant, since this area was for centuries a place where the Kinh, Chinese and Cham communities lived side by side. Today, Phu Lam Market is a typical neighbourhood market of south-western Saigon, selling fresh food, clothing and household goods interspersed with street-snack stalls.

English text: machine translation from the Localis platform — proper names kept in Vietnamese.