Heritage trail · Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City: women of the south
From the ao dai and the market traders of Saigon to the women who dug and defended the Cu Chi tunnels, a trail through the city and the history beneath it.
Women who led
The women behind Ho Chi Minh City
From digger to guide
Vo Thi Mo
Helped dig the Cu Chi tunnels as a teenager, led the district women's guerrilla platoon at 19, and later guided visitors at the tunnel site.
National heroines
The Trung Sisters
Led an uprising around 40 CE. Streets across the city still bear their name.
Traders
The market women
Women who ran Saigon's markets and kept families fed through every era.
Dress through time
What women wore, and what it said
- 1900s
Saigon
A colonial port of trade and culture, where East meets West.
- 1970s
A city of resilience
A time of change and perseverance, shaped by its people.
- 2020s
Ho Chi Minh City
A vibrant, modern city that honours its heritage while embracing a new era of growth.