Binh Tay Market

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Cho Lon's wholesale market, Chinese tiled roofs around a courtyard with a clock tower.

Binh Tay is the largest market in Cho Lon and a genuine wholesale operation — goods from here go all over southern Vietnam and across into Cambodia. A Chinese merchant paid to build it in the 1920s, and the architecture is unusual: curved yin-yang Chinese roof tiles set on a French concrete frame, four ranges enclosing a courtyard with a clock tower and a statue of the founder. Walking the market means walking between bales stacked over head height, through the smell of Chinese medicine, dried shrimp and sandalwood incense. Very few visitors buy anything here, but that is not the reason to come.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Binh Tay Market?

Early morning, year-round

How long do you need at Binh Tay Market?

1 hour

What are the opening hours of Binh Tay Market?

06:00 - 19:00

Did you know

The market was funded and built by a Chinese merchant in the 1920s.
Its architecture combines Chinese yin-yang roof tiles with a French concrete frame.
Four ranges enclose a courtyard with a clock tower.
It is a wholesale market, supplying southern Vietnam and Cambodia.

Travel tips

This is a wholesale market — come to look and photograph, not for retail bargains.
Go before 10am, when stock is arriving and the market is at its most active.

Source: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%E1%BB%A3_B%C3%ACnh_T%C3%A2y

Updated: 2026-08-16