Dan Sinh Market

With an area of around 5,000 square meters, Dan Sinh Market is flanked by four streets: Yersin, Nguyen Thai Binh, Nguyen Cong Tru, and Ky Con. Dan Sinh Market, located in the heart of District 1, is a handy location that is easy to find. If you stay in the backpacker zone or around the Ben Thanh roundabout, you may walk here; it’s only 1 kilometer from the Ben Thanh Market.

Dan Sinh Market is one of the oldest marketplaces still in operation today.

Dan Sinh Market was called after the Dan Sinh area, which was derived from Yersin, the name of a bacteriologist who helped build a research facility in Nha Trang and a medical school in Hanoi.

The Kim Chung Casino is said to have been erected near the Dan Sinh Market area today. Gambling was formerly banned in Vietnam, but it was eventually legalized so that the French could regulate and collect taxes from the industry. In contrast to the largest casino at the time, Dai The Gioi Casino, Kim Chung was primarily a venue for medium and low-income people to play in the hopes of transforming their life. Vietnam’s gaming industry flourished in the early twentieth century.

After a transfer of control in the last year of the French army’s presence in Vietnam, 1954, Kim Chung Neighborhood was renamed Dan Sinh Neighborhood. And individuals here began selling military equipment to US servicemen. Dan Sinh Market was a great place to find antiques of all types, from garments to old auto parts and used Zippo lighters from US soldiers to old incense burners. The majority of them are secondhand things created in other nations. However, when Vietnam’s market expanded to the rest of the globe, individuals were able to obtain commodities from other countries more readily, and the Dan Sinh Market finally declined.

The market is no longer the primary supplier of non-domestic commodities, but it remains a site that evokes memories of old Saigon and sells a large number of antiques. If you are an antique collector or looking for uncommon and distinctive products, Dan Sinh Market is the place to go.

You’d be shocked to learn that Dan Sinh Market, even after decades, still offers the same commodities it used to. Everything is still there, including machinery components, military supplies, and ancient stuff, as if nothing has happened. The majority of these items may be found by entering the No. 3 gate on Yersin Street.

Dan Sinh Market is a pleasant stop on your tour of Ho Chi Minh City. This is the place to go if you want to buy camping equipment, inexpensive electrical equipment, or interesting souvenirs. Dan Sinh Market sells a wide range of items from all over the world. Some are phony, while others are genuine; some are extremely inexpensive, while others are exorbitantly costly. But they all have one thing in common: they were all approved by several owners before entering this market.

One of the unique goods at Dan Sinh Market is military equipment and war artifacts such as caps, boots, and supplies used by American soldiers during the war. Because these items were specifically advertised as mementos, the pricing would be the most costly on the market. A pair of boots costs VND 2,000,000, a helmet costs VND 400,000 – 500,000, and a hydration bottle for a US soldier costs VND 500,000. Furthermore, historical photographs and memories of ordinary life in the past are freely accessible.