After a year, in mid October, we went on a business trip to Vietnam again to visit our clients.
Our old friend Artest still serves as our translator.
He stayed in Hanoi for two days as planned, visited the old customers of Beining and Fushou respectively, and then arrived at Ho Chi Minh City in southern Southern Vietnam after an hour and a half flight from Nairobi Airport. The visit to the Korean client went smoothly and successfully.
Ho Chi Minh City, located in the northeast of the Mekong Delta and on the right bank of the Saigon River, is about 80 kilometers southeast of the sea port. It is the largest city and port in Vietnam. It is said that 20000 ton ships can enter when the tide is high. Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is a city with a history of over 300 years. Saigon was once the capital of South Vietnam and the busiest city in Southeast Asia. After the reunification of Vietnam, in order to commemorate its father Ho Chi Minh, the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976.
In 1859, the French colonialists invaded Vietnam, and the city became the Administrative centre of the French colonial rulers in southern Southern Vietnam. Due to the influence of French colonial rule, most of the buildings in Ho Chi Minh City follow the French architectural style, such as Ho Chi Minh Grand Theater, Notre Dame Cathedral, Post office Building, Ho Chi Minh Municipal Building, etc. are typical French buildings. Saigon is the city with the most western colonial characteristics in Vietnam, which penetrates into all aspects of architecture, language or food. Most Saigon people can speak some English or French. Its French colonial color is particularly strong, just like the Seine cutting through Paris, and the Saigon River passing through the city also cuts through Saigon. The left bank culture of France and Southeast Asian culture converge here. The mystery of the East and the romance of France are intertwined and coexisting in this way. It is unclear whether it is collision or fusion, and it is unclear whether it is contradiction or harmony. Some hotels, shops, or bars that appear to have European style interior decoration but are rich in Eastern colors do not feel abrupt when placed in them, but instead develop a sense of adaptability and familiarity. As time goes by, everything seems to have accumulated, which makes people feel that the people of Saigon have always lived in this way. The coexistence of French stick and Congee and pastry, and the mellow taste of coffee in slippers make everything harmonious and natural. The mysterious colors of the East are mixed with the romantic charm of France, the prosperity left by the colonial period, mixed with the ruins left by the post-war, making people feel strange and eerie, very shocking. While shocking, it also creates disorderly daydreams, just like hearing a multi theme variation. No wonder people in pairs like to take photos and group photos in front of French architecture. They probably plan to go back and make a collection of "Love in Saigon". In their twilight years, they will look at those slightly dilapidated and full of vicissitudes of life, reminisce about the passing years, and then marvel: Only love in the world has the nobility and charm that can compete with time!
But no one can deny that this is still an eastern city. Walking on the streets of Saigon, what leaves a deep impression on people is not only the scenic spots, but also the lively cultural customs, which constitute the fashionable elements of Vietnamese folk culture. The streets are filled with yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair, and Saigon women still maintain the Eastern tradition of pursuing fair skin color for beauty. The girls in Saigon not only have beautiful faces, but also have an exceptionally slender and charming figure, with a sweet speaking voice