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Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Cholon is a district of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, laid out around Dam Sen Cultural Park.
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Where to stay in Cholon
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Cholon is the old Chinese quarter of Ho Chi Minh City. Beds gather near the churches. Rooms sit within reach of the Sacred Heart Church and the Jeanne d'Arc Church, close to the green expanse of Dam Sen Cultural Park and the crowds of the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium.
If you would rather base yourself near the Saint Francis Xavier Church than in the newer riverside towers, Cholon will suit you.
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The streets around the Sacred Heart Church
The blocks around the Sacred Heart Church and the Jeanne d'Arc Church put the district's oldest brick facades and the Saint Francis Xavier Church within walking reach, a settled footing inside the Cholon quarter of Ho Chi Minh City. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in The streets around the Sacred Heart Churcha park-side stay in Cholon beside Dam Sen Cultural Park and the Phu Tho Indoor StadiumBy Dam Sen Cultural Park
The lanes beside Dam Sen Cultural Park and its Roller Coaster give families the green space of Cholon on the doorstep, the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium a short way off from the crowded church streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in By Dam Sen Cultural ParkHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Ho Chi Minh City
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Churches & Religious Sites
3- Saint Francis Xavier Church
- Jeanne d'Arc Church
- Sacred Heart Church
Stadiums & Sports
1- Phu Tho Indoor Stadium
Parks & Gardens
1- Dam Sen Cultural Park
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About Cholon
What are the main landmarks in Cholon?
Cholon gathers its churches and its park within easy reach. The Sacred Heart Church, the Jeanne d'Arc Church and the Saint Francis Xavier Church rise from the older streets, while the green sweep of Dam Sen Cultural Park and its Roller Coaster draws the families. Sport has a home too.
The Phu Tho Indoor Stadium fills on match nights, its stands part of the everyday round of this quarter of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
What is the history of Cholon?
Cholon took its formal shape in 1865, marked out as a quarter within what became Ho Chi Minh City. Commerce built Cholon before anything else. Where the Sacred Heart Church and the Jeanne d'Arc Church recall the colonial-era brick of the older streets, the later ground of Dam Sen Cultural Park and the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium spread out toward the edges, so the Saint Francis Xavier Church still anchors the founding blocks rather than the newer sprawl.
This corner of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam carries a long merchant past.
Where is Cholon?
Long a city apart from Saigon, Cholon is now an unofficial quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, counted the largest Chinatown in the world by area.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Cholon?
The streets around the Sacred Heart Church: a landmark-side base in Cholon near the Sacred Heart Church and the Jeanne d'Arc Church. By Dam Sen Cultural Park: a park-side stay in Cholon beside Dam Sen Cultural Park and the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium.
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Updated October 2026