The largest neighbourhood market of the former District 8, holding on through the post-Covid-19 downturn
Located on Nguyen Thi Tan Street, Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, the market grew up along the creek of the same name that links the Tau Hu Canal with the Saigon River. According to Thanh Nien newspaper, the market began as little more than a place where residents of the outskirts traded farm produce and freshwater catch, before growing into the largest trading centre of the former District 8, with more than 300 stalls. Ms Hanh, 46, a small trader selling fish here, offers an honest glimpse into how the traders of a traditional market make their living: she left her home province of Long An (now part of Tay Ninh Province) at the age of 25 to go into trade, and her small fish stall put two children through university. She told Thanh Nien: "This trade is in my blood now... I treat the stall like home and my regulars like family." Since the Covid-19 pandemic, however, the market has declined markedly. Ms Hanh admits that "some days a whole morning's takings don't even cover the cost of the goods", yet she stays on at the market as though holding on to a piece of old Saigon's memory.
English text: machine translation from the Localis platform — proper names kept in Vietnamese.Good to know
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Services
- Buy seafood and fresh fish
- Buy meat, vegetables and fresh food
- Buy clothing and footwear
- Buy household goods
- Buy dried seafood
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