Top 10 Best Books to Explore the Beauty of Saigon

With the latest edition of Tales of Saigon's Endearing Charms, we embark once again on a journey through Saigon, a journey filled with excitement and emotions, because what comes from love is never old.

Tales of Saigon's Endearing Charms is the unique, strange, and different yet very genuine feeling and emotion of Đàm Hà Phú about Saigon. As he once remarked: 'For me, when arriving in a different land, hearing a different voice, I always feel lucky, as if listening to a story. Saigon to me is like a different place with different people, every day, even though I have been here for over twenty years now, because the stories in Saigon are never old. Like a game of sunshine and rain, in this land of two seasons of rain and sun, no one knows exactly when it will rain, when it will be sunny, Saigon only has one rule, the rule to live in Saigon is love'.

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Saigon Sidewalk Life possesses visual strength, social explanation, and political disclosure. Professor Kim has made significant contributions to urban anthropology with thorough and multi-layered analyses of what seems to be a mundane social space - the sidewalks of Ho Chi Minh City.

Similarly, Professor Kim brings innovative insights to photography enthusiasts, multimedia artists, and cartographers, as well as those interested in economic development, property rights, urban planning, public policy, and ethnographic methods.

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Surely, each of us carries memories and affection for the two cities of Hanoi or Saigon, whether they are our ancestral homeland or not. Those lands are not only the arteries, the cultural roots of the nation, but also the places that embrace countless layers of people, nurturing countless dreams, aspirations, and all the joys and sorrows of humanity.

Remembering Hanoi, Loving Saigon is a collection of essays consisting of two main parts, writing about memories of Hanoi, love for Saigon, to preserve emotional stories with two cities. It's about a Hanoi of a thousand years of civilization, always striving to preserve its heritage, yet never refusing to embrace new ways of living, a new era. It's about a modern Saigon, open-minded, even through many ups and downs, always exchanging love for love. Alongside that, the collection also captures the spirit, the vibe, the life rhythm of young people seeking dreams, seeking love, seeking the meaning of life, and seeking themselves in the heart of each city.

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“Saigon Revisited: A Century's Reflection” is the 6th book about Saigon written by journalist Pham Cong Luan. Unlike previous essay collections, “Saigon Revisited: A Century's Reflection” is a compilation of memories, research, and notes on Saigon's culture in a systematic, meticulous, and comprehensive manner that journalist Pham Cong Luan has painstakingly gathered and arranged.

From his own life experiences as a Saigonese, Pham Cong Luan has collected and recounted stories about a hundred-year-old Saigon. It could be the memories of those who have seen the old Ben Nghe - Saigon, the stories about houses, clothing, lifestyles, artistic enjoyment, entertainment, cuisine, livelihoods... of the diverse population, the joining and contribution of newcomers to this land. All these stories are strung together like a precious documentary film about the land of old Saigon, helping us decipher some of the values ​​belonging to and shaping the essence of a city.

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Loving Hanoi, Admiring Saigon is an emotional title, and the entire book is a collection of sensitive perceptions from a female journalist with a profound, humane view on life, values, culture, society, and economy in Hanoi and Saigon. Memories and reflections on these two cities are filtered through an objective and open-minded lens, forming a vivid mosaic of their images. Throughout the book is also a portrayal of the country through these two cities.

The book serves as a memoir of life, from the cultural beauties to the courteous behaviors, from the aspirations of the people to macro issues concerning culture and economy. Above all and within all is a sensitive soul, a sharp intellect, deeply traditional yet profoundly modern.

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Saigon and the Pandemic: Fragments of Memories is a diary documenting 60 days of the author's involvement in combating Covid-19 in Saigon. Through firsthand experiences in treating Covid-19 patients, the author shares candid, poignant writings about the harsh reality in field hospitals, about severe cases, about those who couldn't overcome the Coronavirus and departed forever…

At the same time, the book reflects the optimistic spirit of Dr. Duong Minh Tuan about a day when Saigon and the whole country triumph over the pandemic. These diary entries, sincere, emotional, and sometimes humorous, capture the unforgettable memories of the author, while helping readers understand more deeply a challenging and tense period, yet one filled with resilience from the healthcare workers and faith in a future victory over the pandemic, where Saigon and the nation resound with laughter once again.

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Saigonese live in Saigon, yet they still want to explore more about Saigon. How many times have you reached out your hand, taken a few steps, or parked your bike by the roadside and found yourself indulging in hu tieu go, banh gio, bo bia, sugar cane juice, smoothies, ice cream... How to describe all the delicious and exotic dishes when Saigon's spice space is openly inviting or discreetly reserved, elegant or lively, vying to attract you.

Sometimes, diners haven't even ordered yet, and the spice space has already enveloped them in a dazzling array of colors, with the fragrant aroma of various dishes and drinks. You may ask where these dishes and drinks come from, how old the traditional ones are, when the new ones were introduced! We may not have precise answers, but the sound of grinding mills, pounding rice in the legends of the Hung Kings may help determine the age of banh giay and banh chung. And for the newly introduced dishes or those just at the weaning age, taking a stroll around Saigon's streets will make you feel like a child, constantly asking about this dish, that dish, how it tastes, whether it's delicious or not... To learn more about Saigon, about the famous dishes of this land, explore through the pages of Saigon Spice Space book.

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With years of experience in environmental conservation and cultural heritage preservation, researcher Nguyen Duc Hiep has compiled a wealth of personal research materials to complete the compilation work “Saigon – Cholon through Precious Documents Before 1945”.

In this publication, readers will have access to valuable documents including written records, images, maps... from various authors, especially documents from Westerners who have visited and lived in old Saigon – Cholon, combined with field materials that author Nguyen Duc Hiep has directly surveyed regarding the remaining relics today, to outline the basic features of a vivid, charming old Saigon – Cholon, once known as the “Pearl of the Far East”.

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There are many ways to learn history: learning from books, learning from observing historical sites, and revisiting the places where events took place... Sauntering Through Saigon by Le Cong Son is learning through the second method, to complement the first. What has been written by historians on white paper with black ink, now as a journalist, he has the opportunity to examine it again from reality, thereby discovering details that not everyone is fully aware of.

With a sense of citizenship and also to express gratitude to the land where he has been nurtured since leaving his hometown of Que Son (Quang Nam) - the land of Five Phoenixes heading south to seek fortune, journalist Le Cong Son has created Sauntering Through Saigon. Through this series of books, the more we read, the more we love Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City when we learn more about the historical issues of a 'good land' that he has cherished, cared for through each written page…

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Cuisine is an art, hence it is also a characteristic cultural trait of Saigon. The blending of many cultural nuances from regions within the country and the world has contributed to enriching the culinary scene of Saigon with vibrant colors. This richness extends beyond just delicious dishes but encompasses stories about food, drinks, a seat, a street, a person's name... All these distinctive flavors always captivate those who have visited Saigon at least once, and furthermore, the delightful aroma on the pages of those who love Saigon.

Saigon Prose - Delicious Memories is a collaboration of many renowned writers from various fields, both domestic and international: Huynh Nhu Phuong, Ly Quy Chung, Danh Duc, Tran Tien Dung, Huynh Ngoc Trang, Quoc Bao, Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc, Le Phuong Thao, Vo Phi Hung, Christine Buckley, Sue Hajdu, Dennis Coleman, ...We are pleased to introduce to our readers these inaugural publications.

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