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The antique route over half a century in Saigon

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Le Cong Kieu Street (District 1) is one of the oldest surviving antiques in Saigon.


More than twenty large and small shops located in a 200 meter long street in the heart of District 1. Video:   Phong Vinh.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
Le Cong Kieu is no stranger to antiques in Saigon. The owner of a shop here said that this place predominantly sells fine art items, household goods ... "My family is doing business here for over 50 years," he said.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
The road is only about 200 meters long, but there are dozens of large and small shops, selling many antique items from money, Buddha statues, pottery pottery in the Nguyen and Qing Dynasty to the items such as dishes, bamboo shoots, incense bowls, bronze bowls, incense bowls ...
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
There is a specialty store of bronze, a place specialized in ceramics. The origin of goods also depends on the type, including items from all over the world.Buyers just need to walk and glance to be able to delineate the location to find the item at will.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
"The ordinary items here are priced from several hundred thousand dong to tens of millions," Tam, a sub-salesman said.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
A few years ago, Le Cong Kieu Street only sold many bronze, antique and antique furniture, later sold a lot of antique items. A disclosure, the customer can spend hundreds of millions to buy an item.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
"The design, the skin, the three, the age four" is a popular saying that traditional music on each other. It means that the item must be beautiful, unique material, intact, not chipped and especially the time and date must be long.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
Hindu deity statue is a shop with a price of nearly 10 million.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
Ancient coins are the most popular items sold here. Almost every store has a tray of all kinds of money, face value.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
Items are sorted by material and protected by date. Many items are inside the owner to avoid damage, loss. Some shops are also sold underground, most are souvenirs, small, not rare.
The antique route over half a century in Saigon
If you are a tourist and have an interest in antiques, you can visit or buy presents. From here, you can easily visit the Museum of Fine Arts Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Thanh Market or stop exploring West Bui Vien Street, resort at 23/9 park.
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