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Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnams largest city. It is located on the banks of the Saigon River, 60 kilometers inland of the South China Seas and 1760 kilomters south of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The namimg of Ho Chi Minh City is slightly confusing as it had been widely known as Saigon for quite a length of time and is still referred to as that by most local vietnamese. After the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese government officially changed the name to Ho Chi Minh City.

The cities origins began as a small fishing village populated by the Khmer people at least ten centuries ago. During the Trjnh Nguyen civil war (1627-1673) Ho Chi Minh City or Prey Nokor as it was then known was flooded with fleeing Vietnamese people who then stayed and developed the cultural foundations of the modern city.

Ho Chi Minh City was subsequently conquered and colonised by the French in 1859. The city still shows the influence of this with many modern western buildings, wide boulevards and bakeries.

Modern Ho Chi Minh City is the most important economic centre in Vietnam and has a vibrant population of over seven million people. It's undergoing dramatic change as the infrastructure to support the cities growing population is created including many new roads, ports, schools and entire new urban centres.

Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City will find the climate warm and tropical with a distinct wet season in May to November and a dry season in December to April. The temperature ranges from lows of 16 degrees in winter to the high 30's in summer.

Tourists to Ho Chi Minh City can easily get around in taxis which are fairly cheap, motorcycles, buses or the popular motorised three seat tricycle called a cyclo. When walking around Ho Chi Minh City travelers will need to keep their wits about them due to the extremely heavy traffic.

Popular attractions for visitors include the reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum where many displays have been constructed to highlight the key moments of the Vietnamese War. The Museum of Vietnamese History has many unique Vietnamese historical antiquities on display while the Ho Chi Minh Museum shows the history of Vietnams modern day leader.

When it gets hot visitors can visit the Dam Sen Water Park with many water slides but the real highlight is swimming in the Saigon River with the locals. The park in front of the Renaissance hotel provides a popular river access area.

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