Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam travel of the three countries of Viet Nam's article (3)

Glimpse of Viet Nam

Lift the Viet Nam, I always have mixed feelings.

That is we have to tighten their belts, went without food but generous in helping countries, is one of our daughters as well as the liberation of the bloodshed, but it is also to blame with evil, eat our food, but we give of weapons and ammunition fought with us. Through a multitude of Vietnam war movies I have seen people of Viet Nam experienced a brutal war, and Viet Nam in recent years seems to be highly effective reform of the common people on Earth to Viet Nam is also brought many changes I would like to know. With this complex feelings and numerous queries, in Viet Nam immigration officials that expressionless eyes stared down in Viet Nam, in Ho Chi Minh City.

In from the airport to the city, on Viet Nam's first impression mainly two things: one is Viet Nam city construction still in about ten years ago in China.

Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, the year in the domestic status equivalent to the Shanghai in China. In France the colonial period has reputation hehe, but now look at least in the municipal building is obviously out of date. Second, the motor force flotilla. Seems to be an unwritten practice, no matter how wide the street, leaving the car only the inner end of a lane, the rest of the ranking is to never see the front end, back end never see, it may be said of the "mighty, South Shore," motorcycle stream. As long as encountered a red light, half-dozen will form hundreds of Qi Yong embellishments motorcycle Street spectacular situation. Listen to the same car guide, Ho Chi Minh is divided into 30 prefectures (approximately equivalent to our district), our vehicle was a third-country national, a consular focus is also the most fashionable residential district of Ho Chi Minh City. The first County as we are going to the city center. Chinese are concentrated in the upper-class is in the fifth and sixth County. Shield for Viet Nam Viet Nam currency, dollar RMB wrap to 2 000 guilders, so think about a millionaire's addiction here can be easily achieved. But Viet Nam on the market is the most popular. It seems that the credibility of the Viet Nam currency in the minds of the people is greatly diminished. Another supporting related is that Viet Nam real estate prices is not measured by Viet Nam shield, but using gold to mark. As mentioned in the third country, the real estate prices in six two gold per square meter, the first two to five counties. The fifth and sixth County is two to four two. Each of the two gold about 400 dollars, up its real estate prices are not cheap. With our 30-year-old Chinese tour guide, it is hard, practical hard type. He's just in the Chinese District bought an area of 40 square meters of the House, the speech was somewhat satisfied between. Think of domestic city residence in two room Hall has become basic type, the condition is a nice three bedroom and one living room or three room. From here you can see between the two countries, the gap between the level of economic development. While we often Lady with Viet Nam mission to China by the Chinese tour guide, Viet Nam people whether cadres or ordinary people on China is still very envious of. But in their daily lives from motorcycles to home appliances, daily goods more than 70 percent are Chinese goods.

On the Ho Chi Minh City tour from the Presidential Palace in South Vietnam era began.

The Presidency is a white five-floor building. There are big trees around the Green and the lawn. We from the first floor to the fifth floor has looked at the Conference rooms, ballroom, meeting rooms, the Presidential Office, recreation room and a living room, President of the family, always feeling nothing spectacular, but on the occasion of the year South Vietnamese regime collapse command center of underground and then finally took off on a United States helicopter picked up the last of the South Vietnamese Government officials on the roof of the apron is also slightly interested. Because I remember that Chinese newspapers at the scene of a vivid description of confusion. From the top you can see the town centre is still the streetscape of motorcycle stream rolls. On the left side of the gate, was scored presidential no. 390 of Viet Nam's army tanks and subsequently enter 843 tanks was permanently put in place to hold back the history of a curtain. Out of the Presidential Palace, we have watched not far away there are more than 100 years of history of the French Church, very elegant post office, the Parliament building and the concert hall. These are, without exception, is France's colonial period to stay. In addition to Ho Chi Minh City building would seem worth mentioning.

In accordance with the travel itineraries of our evening activity is to look at the Saigon river cruise night, eat roast suckling pig.

In the hotel after making too small, we took a night to Saigon river pier. The way that the original is the official tourism sector arrangements must attend the dinner and activities. When asked about how the landscape, the guide is to answer "a dark, there is nothing interesting. "Should the busiest Kung Terminal far we imagine so prosperous that night only a few pieces of billboard is more eye-catching. Known as the most luxurious of cruise ships on the ground from facilities to cutlery are more deeply than that. Than facilities and tableware worse service tableware unclean, tea not hot, waiter told us that to be the oldest guest did not show their sense of enthusiasm, but just for the occasion, like a completed cannot fail to fulfil their programs. Worse than the service is the quality of meals, to speed up the 1967 dish is no exaggeration to say that it is more than a poor, so-called roast suckling pig with raw materials must be 200 pounds over large hog. This is what we enjoy to dine on local level to high terribly dinner per person USD 20 standard "Deluxe dinner!" for ten minutes about our attendants are commonplace, is not surprised eyes go down the boat, looking for a guide to help find a place to fill their stomach we languish.

We lived in the Chinese district, the hotel is privately owned, being nationalised.

Hotel service attitude is still available, but the service is inefficient. Television programs are also far more with Laos, Cambodia and is very poor compared to. The next morning, and wanted to go out for a walk, street, lane walk between, deepen your understanding of the local people, but the hotel is five minutes, I had to abandon their intention, because in the morning the same styling roaring motorbike not only noise you can't stand it, it is difficult to imagine the extent of emission is more a feeling of choking. No wonder the most motorcycles hand with mouthShield journey. Hotel front office receptionist of Viet Nam national costume with eye-catching red, yesterday, today into the ocean blue, according to them Monday to Sunday every day for a color. Viet Nam women regardless of size or skin is much better than in Laos and Cambodia, is the national costume is a set off down to the hotel quietly, man has added a few rare bright colors. The hotel's breakfast is also available. After dinner we went to war crimes museum visit, this course is to show the history of the Vietnam war. But in addition to the courtyard of seized when the US military aircraft, tanks, artillery, mega-bombs, etc can also be caused by the tourist interest, indoor exhibits and pictures are very rough. Equivalent to China was specially designed for foreign tourists services friendship store of Viet Nam in department stores to us also uninteresting, but the last visit of paint plate factory there are some bright colors. Its handling of the paint similar to Shanxi Pingyao pushing paint technology, but workers dexterous hands an egg on a skin to spell the portraits of the very vivid portraiture and landscapes is looking very chic and rather see skill. I had to buy a two color and composition are quite beautiful landscape, you can also turn this row count.

When leaving out of the customs of Viet Nam have let us the impression of Viet Nam.

Our line of travel are concentrated in a very delicate things always old JI, several customs clearance with nothing will ignore it. But the door was interested in Viet Nam caught by Customs officers. Faced with a multitude of attractive USD and RMB, whatever we say, customs officers are in addition to repeatedly stressed this violation of the law, the problem is serious, we always maintain a puzzling smile. Hand smoke with smiley is pointless until I put a beautiful hundred notes in his nose into his chest before to release, which also counted as we journey drawings of Viet Nam on a "successful" period.

In General, due to the length of stay in Viet Nam, excessive temporary negative evaluation may also lost in the fair.

It is said that the North of Hanoi, although the economy is far less developed southern, but human environment is good. Many Western tourists especially France visitors also very willing to Halong Bay, the beach areas to blows the wind or the beauty, the country enjoy rural scenery. Then let the United States during the Vietnam war who devoured as soon as the Ho Chi Minh trail and underground tunnel is Western tourists willing to search. Despite reassuring place, Viet Nam is gradually opening up is an indisputable fact. It is said that Viet Nam anti-corruption efforts also came to overkill. According to the tour guide about bribery is equivalent to more than RMB $ will shoot. Of course the tour presentation is definitely not afraid to pre-empt the perverted, because we also met with overseas Chinese tour guide who grew up to a kilometer as one kilogram of many happy moments. However you can assert that Viet Nam's reform and opening up still a long way to go, some problems also will take time. Government reform of deepening and supporting measures for the improvement, innovation and bureaucratic government efficiency, social attitudes and public participation to promote change and so on, will be the people walk on Viet Nam must face the issue. I worry that another two points, a change of the ideas of the reproduction and population policies of adjustment will be. Guide to our concept is that Viet Nam habit each at least four children, he is prepared to four. While many children families children should have ten or more. So on development results I'm afraid to lose out. The second is the continuing deterioration of the urban environment. Ho Chi Minh City existing 200 million motorcycle has caused road crowded at the same time the air is muddying and public transport system and basic is not established, the urban land price and has reached almost alarming level, environment and development in how to deal with the relationship, I'm afraid it is not in the future development of bypassing the problem.

But if you simply as a tourist destination, my suggestion is that if you have a better place can choose, preferably within a decade, without having to rush to Viet Nam.

------Sea breeze in 2004 30 December to Dalian Yinfan