The book "Slowing down the Time - Typical Works of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City" will tell readers interesting stories about the birth and meaning of each work associated with the history of formation and development of Ho Chi Minh City.
Accordingly, readers will visit iconic works of Saigon - Gia Dinh, religious works hundreds of years old, museums, schools, hospitals, mansions, bustling markets... And there is also a need for new symbols, skyscrapers, works representing the city of the 21st century - a modern, dynamic and constantly developing super urban area.
With nearly 80 pages of books containing concise information about history, culture, and architectural highlights of the project, author Vo Thi Mai Chi introduces to readers 38 typical works and clusters of works of Gia Dinh - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City throughout the long history such as: Thong Tay Hoi Communal House, Nguyen Huu Canh Temple, Le Van Duyet Mausoleum, City Theater, City Post Office, Ben Thanh Market, Saigon Station...
The book gives readers a perspective on the history and life of Gia Dinh - Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City through impressive works that have left their mark on time. This is a poetic, colorful, emotional, memorable and proud walk for those who always love the city named after Uncle Ho.
With the desire to grasp and recreate the changes of the times through architectural works, Following the times: Typical works of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City is a book containing past ambitions, imbued with historical - cultural pride, and full of future prospects.
theo thoi gian: typical works of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City is one of the typical publications in the book series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification of Kim Dong Publishing House.
Ms. Vu Thi Quynh Lien - Editor-in-Chief of Kim Dong Publishing House - shared that, through these special publications, Kim Dong Publishing House wishes to send a message to young readers today: Understand the past, to appreciate the present and look forward to the future, for a peaceful and happy Vietnam.
