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Like many cities in Vietnam, did not escape the wrath of war.Since the beginning, has had quite a traumatic history.There are many citations to the of and the origin of its name.In the 15th Century ,this area were swamp,marshes and thick forest.By early 17th cen ....

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.... the years after the defeat of the French,Vietnam was devided into two seperate countries and became the hub of resettlement for many as people from North and central Vietnam immigrated south. In the '60 and '70, was bustling with commerce and business .It was the cultural center and the Capital city of South Vietnam.Already heavily influenced by the French in term of culture and style,the City had an air of a French provincial town with a Vietnamese twist. was dubbed the " Pearl of The Orient" by foreign press. The city alive with activities and cultural diversity that rivaled any Asian city at the time. After the fall of South Vietnam to communist ....