Nguyễn Huệ
Pedestrian boulevard built over a filled colonial canal, lined with cafes and a bronze presidential statue.
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This guide to Nguyễn Huệ in Ho Chi Minh City starts with the pavement under your feet and the Kinh Lon canal that once ran here toward the Saigon River. It follows the French colonial complaints about the smell, the tramway plans, and the boulevard's changing names, from a French one to a Vietnamese general's. Best heard standing at the river end of the street, looking up the length of it.
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