Chợ Lớn
Cholon
Chợ Lớn Saigon, Đê Ngạn | |
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Clockwise from top: Bình Tây Market - largest market of Chợ Lớn, Chợ Lớn Central Post at the Chợ Lớn Downtown roundabout, southeen part of Phú Thọ Horse Racing Ground on Lê Đại Hành Street rezoned into buildings | |
Interactive map of Cholon | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Municipality | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Districts (former) | Mostly known in District 5, District 6, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City |
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Windsor Plaza Hotel in An Đông - the most luxury hotel in Chợ Lớn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 堤岸 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dī'àn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | embankment | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | Chợ Lớn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hán-Nôm | 𢄂𡘯 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chợ Lớn (ⓘ, Chinese: 堤岸), usually anglicized as "Cholon" in English sources, is a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market. Chợ Lớn consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6 and District 11, the extended area of Chợ Lớn is included part of District 8 (along the Tàu Hủ Canal), District 10 in older time and wards of An Lạc, Bình Trị Đông of Bình Tân district in modern time. The quarter has long been inhabited by Chinese people and is considered the largest Chinatown in the world by area.
The Vietnamese name Chợ Lớn literally means "big" (lớn) "market" (chợ). The Chinese (and original) name is 堤岸 (In Cantonese, tai4 ngon6, Yale romanization: Tàihngohn), which is occasionally rendered in Vietnamese orthography as Thầy Ngòn or Thì Ngòn, and in Mandarin, Dī'àn), which means "embankment" (French: quais). The Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chinese name is Đê Ngạn, but this is rarely used. Vietnamese speakers exclusively use the name Chợ Lớn, while Chinese speakers (both inside Vietnam and in China) are the only users of the original Chinese name.