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Bến Thành Market (Vietnamese: Chợ Bến Thành) is located in the center of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Ho Chi Minh City and an important symbol of the city. Ben Thanh Market is a famous destination for many local and foreign tourists from all around the world.
Đồng Xuân Market (Vietnamese: Chợ Đồng Xuân; chữ Nôm: 𢄂 同 春) is a market in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam.Originally built by the French administration in 1889, Đồng Xuân Market has been renovated several times with the latest being in 1994 after a fire that almost destroyed the market.
The best time for visitors is between 5–6 AM. The market is closed or operates on a limited basis during the Lunar New Year (1st and 2nd days of Tet) and Doan Ngo Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month). Due to market-goers' needs, not only are there boats selling vegetables and fruits, but also many other services such as food and shopping.
A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chiefly found in Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India.
Among traditional night markets, one of the earliest and biggest was the annual Lunar New Year night market in Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Held three days before the Lunar New Year, this night market began in the late 1820s as an initiative of Tan Eng Goan, the 1st Majoor der Chineezen of Batavia, and became a ...
The market sits on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street and is split into three areas. The first area includes the oldest building facing the roundabout at the city's center and focuses on food and the two more recently built buildings in the back focus on clothing, art, and housewares. [2]
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Night markets are popular in Auckland, [1] the biggest city in New Zealand, Wellington, [2] the capital city of New Zealand, and in small regional cities and towns like Hamilton, [3] Flaxmere [4] and Waitara. [5] The first night market in Auckland was opened in 2010 in Pakuranga. [6] By 2019, night markets can be found in Auckland seven nights ...