Wednesday, 5 May 2010

WE STOPED IN BEN THANH MARKET ( HCM CITY)























Ben Thanh Market is a symbol, a unique image that anyone going to Saigon to visit once. With the location in the heart of historic city and long-term survival, hand in hand with the development of ups and downs of this young city, Ben Thanh Market is always looking for all visitors to the priority Originally from Ben Thanh market was before the French invasion of Gia Dinh. Initially, market position lies on the shores of Ben Nghe river, next to a river near the Gia Dinh (now the Master, also known as the Bat Demon). Ben is used for passenger and military personnel current in the so called new Ben Thanh market and also known as Ben Thanh Market. Before the French invaded Gia Dinh and surrounding areas of Gia Dinh (now the Phoenix), only 100 thousand people and the Ben Thanh Market is the most crowded. Competitive markets, along the Ben Nghe river, the boats passing merchant often crowded together, forming a floating city. But then the marketplace on the landing just a blank row tiles. In February 1859, the French occupied the Gia Dinh and two days later, the Vietnamese soldiers who held a fire destroyed the entire city, Ben Thanh Market is of course destroyed. After steady foot on this land South, in 1860, the French had to rebuilt the Ben Thanh Market in the old location (the time the Republic of Vietnam was the site of the Treasury General, now the School staff training budget found on Nguyen Hue). Throne to be built with brick columns, wood ribs, and thatched leaves. By July 1870, a fire takes a fair while, have rebuilt with brick columns, iron ribs, with tile roof, all there in space: space food, fish stalls, meat stalls, food stalls and grocery stores. In this booth, the only time the meat was thatched with religion, ice blue lined background. Back then, the market is built on the south shore of a canal, called Big Business. Forward markets, along the canal path was a Frenchman named Charner road or a road known as Guangdong (Canton de Rue), by a majority of the American occupation here are selling the AdEast. The opposite side of the canal is the way Rigault de Genouilly. Due to location of urban transport and the confluence of two waterways and canals is the Great Rear Channel (now known as Ham Nghi Street), small boats can dock and dumped onto the market this side of anyor the other. Now people want the land through the market may be going through the lovely wooden bridge, which Ben Thanh Market is always bustling. In 1887, the French canal for filling and merging the two roads as one of Charner Avenue.Aboriginal diameter is called conduct Lap (now Nguyen Hue Boulevard). The market has become crowded with many stores are part of the U.S., Indian and French. However, around mid 1911, the throne to become old and fall into the state may collapse. To avoid disaster, we must break the market, only the meat stalls, for roof light, should not be destroyed. Also, the French also choose a location to build a new, larger markets to serve the needs trafficking increasingly crowded. Selected locations near My Tho railway station (now Saigon Bus Station), ie, Ben Thanh market place today. Area construction market, which is an old muddy pond, known as Bo distinct ponds (Marais Boresse), which is French for fill. Campus planning markets in four by four roads. The front is Cuniac Place, West Village named member (Councillor) Cuniac, who was filling out job ponds.Vietnamese people used to call it the Ben Thanh Market roundabout although the official name has been changed as "Republic Square", "Dien Hong Square" and then "Quach Thi Trang Square." North side is the Rue d'Espagne market, the east is Vienot rue, rue Schroeder and the west. First time in 1955 the Republic of Vietnam, the four roads renamed Le Thanh Ton Street, Phan Boi Chau Phan Chau Trinh and sugar. Throne to its new bid by Brossard et Maupin [2] constructed from 1912 to the end of March 1914 is complete. The inauguration ceremony celebrating the press at that time was called the "New Great Society", due to take place in three days 28, 29 and March 30, 1914, with fireworks, flower cars and more than 100,000 attendees, including both from the provinces poured. New markets are still bearing the name Ben, however until 1975 before the name Ben Thanh Market is usually only present in the books, people still often called Saigon Market or New Market, to distinguish market Old Point old, which left only the meat stalls. The rest were demolished and the French agency built into the Treasury. Two road side market in 1940 until the bus terminals is east and west. Later, this new bus station was moved away. Ben Thanh market today has more than 3,000 households and business. Ben Thanh market today are investing to upgrade to many more beautiful than before, so it deserves a major trading center in the south of the country. Ben Thanh market goods are plentiful, including most of the produce in the country - especially the produce in the Mekong River Delta - the same technology found the modern world, is the destination for all visitors to purchase products, souvenirs charming with Vietnam, especially in southern areas Ben Thanh Market has become one of the "hotspots" of new retail world with a "ground wave" with the "Technology" buy, sell extremely active and vibrant. Also how much remains the same as previous years, starting from 4pm morning and waited and traditional symbol of Saigon I wake up and it became the bustling activity at the northern border with imitations and found fruit fresh high-grade food supply for families, restaurants and big city restaurants. 8-9am, the stall or stand at the three doors East, West, South, in the cage doors and accessories for ... simultaneously open to guests from all over flock. At first glance, Ben Thanh market, but still so little known is the "ground wave" in the vibrant party is turning into a place where "smoke" capital and "rotation" of rapid capital rapidly. Entrepreneurs 'Fair' We try to go round the stalls along the horizontal row Ben Thanh Market. Where trade is taking place in crowded scenes from the door area to residential market is quite cramped cages, muggy. Home cage with seven markets between large and small spaces arranged in six sides, thick stands always the busiest people in, guys out, crowded together in the aisles. The selling her young, beautiful, fashionable dress, speak English, Japanese ... like the wind, always smiling customer application is welcome. The Hello "Hello", "Ni Hao" "Sawadee" ... rang out as the area around the center bustling international trade. Ms. Tran Thu Nguyet, deputy director of Ben Thanh Market Management, explains one reason why Ben Thanh market increasingly busy, more busy than some other major markets in cities are more difficult is the position City center and the "brand" ... Ben Thanh. Visitors, tourists, especially overseas Vietnamese, foreign guests ... City shall have loved to visit the Ben Thanh market, because it is characteristic of the cultural market in Saigon. Therefore, most travel agents, travel firms ... both domestic and international tour to Ben Thanh Market in his. The number of tourists, visitors to the City earn more than traders should talk to Ben Thanh market of small businesses are also increasingly "breathable" than ever before. The Ben Thanh market in small business today is no longer the image of older women, make each silver coin sales as traditional markets in the throne which are real businesses, said the study, application of " technology "in business, not inferior to any business in any other areas. Mrs. H., the owner of a business sap textiles, clothing sizes quite close to the center of the cage market, said she was sticking with his nearly 25 years this market. Although supermarkets have been competing, but compared to decades ago, has never traded one can easily make money today in the Ben Thanh Market. There are some who just own one, but two tiny stalls are convenient location, see Month "big winner" Silver can earn a normal rate. Is calculated as higher sales of both companies huge business. However, the real income of small businesses, only insiders knew, or with business people found that "underground" with each other. Because no one recognizes something wild profits his real fear of taxation, the small traders feared another "observation" ... Therefore, Ms. H. make sure nothing strange is that when the sap who are willing to pay 600-700 gold which the owner of resolutely not for sale. The stall of the women, though not near the entrance but also has the amount paid to 300. She disagreed, people up and mean amount of 350 up to raise prices if negotiations fail. However, many stall owners, the level of competition in trade between small businesses with each other is fierce, but also the "business" in the market to survive, they must have "technology" and business "know-how "hunting, keep their own customers. Vendor Story said two, three foreign languages English, French, U.S., Japan ... a new master is no longer at the Ben Thanh Market. As an employee market management, at least up to 80-90% of the sales counters of clothes, cosmetics, Brocade, souvenirs ... said that at least two foreign languages or more. Now the sales market, while in the imitations were all in school for both Korean, Thai, German and even English courses are both ... Cambodia. Quite a lot of bachelors, engineers and even the master ... children in the small business market after graduation returned trafficking in wax, the family succeeded. The main class of young people had formed a new entrepreneurial class in the market; quite dynamic pace with time and know the basic calculation in the business. With the cost to transfer a 230 square meter stands up to gold, equivalent to $ 173,000, Ben Thanh (Vietnam) a lot of media, foreign press is currently evaluating where expensive land price transfer world, far beyond even the world's most expensive land which formerly Ginza, Tokyo (Japan) also only about 130,000 m2. Ben Thanh Market has become one of the "hot" new retail world with a "ground wave" with the "Technology" buy, sell extremely active and vibrant.
you can follow this link you will understand more how inside Ben Thanh market : www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxKVglgIdno
just remember one thing when you buy any items in Ben Thanh market how you pay half the price given by the seller, for example if they say 100 you tell the committee that you only buy at a 50 or 70 no more , If they do not agree you living it out to other shops, it will call you back and accept the offer with your





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