Ho Chi Minh City is the most populous city, is also the center of economic, cultural and educational importance of Vietnam. This area was originally known as Prey Nokor, then City formed through the exploration of the South of the Nguyen dynasty. In 1698, Nguyen Huu Canh to establish Gia Dinh, marking the birth of the city. When the French in Indochina, to serve the colonial mining city of Saigon was founded and developed rapidly, becoming one of the most important urban Vietnam, dubbed the †Pearl of the Eastern†or “Oriental Parisâ€.
