Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Prey Nokor and later Sai Gon, is the largest city in Vietnam, located at the delta of the Mekong River. The Saigon River flows by the city. The city was under French colonial rule for a long period. The French influence can still be seen in the existing architectures, which also gave it the name “Pearl of the Far East” and “Paris of the Orient.” It got its new name in 1975, after a Communist takeover. Today, in English, the name is abbreviated to HCMC; in French it is known as Ho Chi Minh Ville, abbreviated to HCMV.
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