Day 2 Reflection

Picture 1: A street of Vietnam

Picture 2: Signage in Vietnam with the word Paris (showing France influence)

-I found out Ho Chi Minh has 7 different districts. 1&3 are the “old” cities. 2&7 are the places that are named as developing new cities.

-Ho Chi Minh has another name, Saigon.

-Shop tax is counted by how long the front of the shop is.

Day 2 Reflection - Jaime Pang

 

Photo 1:This shows a alley full of rubbish in the district where the poorer Vietnamese stay 

Vietnam is broken into many districts,they are arranged according to their dialect and communication language.

Photo 2:This shows a building that has a structure similar to buildings that can be found in Paris

Many buildings in Vietnam have structures and designs that are adapted from buildings overseas.

Photo 3:This shows a catholic church in Vietnam

As a communist country, Vietnam allows their people to choose their own personal religious beliefs and build places for such purposes.

Day 2 Reflection - Kimberly Ong

Things that I had learnt:

1. Urban Planning in Vietnam: The government will developed an empty 

land by opening it up to foreign investors and inviting foreign to live that temporarily. 

After the land is fully developed, Citizens from the crowded district will move to the 

developed area.

2. Western influence on Vietnam Architecture: Often the buildings in Vietnam have similar design compared to French’s. Some buildings are symmetrical and decorative. They used lines, curved and textures in the design, a form of art deco.

3. Religions in Vietnam: There are serval religions which the Vietnamese believed 
in such as Buddhism, Hindu, etc.

4. Taxes in Vietnam: Citizens have to pay taxes according to the width of their buildings. 
Thus, there are a lot of Rocket Buildings, which have short width. It seems like there 
is a problem with the tax system in Vietnam. According to the article "Customers 
snub city's traditional markets" in the Vietnam News (23 May), sellers outside Pham 
Van Hai market are required to pay a small fee to the ward management board which 
is much lower than the tax level being paid by traders in the main market. Vendors 
outside of the main market are selling the same product as those in the market. 
The vendors inside the market faces competition and are closing down.

A church which have a Symmetrical Design (Taken Kim Ong)

Use of Arches in the design of a Church (Taken Kim Ong)