Book on Cho Lon lifestyle releasedVietNamNet Bridge – Author-journalist Nguyen Dinh’s Chuyen Nho O Cho Lon (Stories of Big Market), a book on the Old Quarter, known as Cho Lon (Big Market) in HCM City, was released last weekend. Lifestyle of Hoa living in Cho Lon ( Big Market) in HCM City (Photo by Ngoc Diep)The 309-page book features the 200-year old history, culture and lifestyle of Cho Lon, which lies on the west bank of the Sai Gon River. It is one of the biggest wholesale markets in HCM City, offering a wide range of goods. Writer Dinh has spent more than 20 years researching, collecting and capturing information and images of daily life of the Hoa people in Cho Lon. The book Chuyen Nho O Cho Lon is published by the The Gioi Publishing House and Phuong Nam.

Source: VietNamNet News May 30, 2018 02:15 UTC