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Conservatory of Music
(Nhac Vien Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh; 08-3824 3774; 112 Ð Nguyen Du)
Performances of both tra-
ditional Vietnamese and Western classical music are held here.
CONCERT HALL
Water Puppetry
Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre
WATER PUPPETS
( 08-3930 2196;
www.goldendragonwaterpuppet.com
;
55B Ð Nguyen Thi Minh Khai; US$7.50)
The
main water-puppet venue, with shows starting at 5pm, 6.30pm and 7.45pm and lasting
about 50 minutes.
Shopping
Among the tempting wares to be found in Saigon are embroidered silk shoes, miniature
cyclos,
fake Zippos engraved with GI philosophy and toy helicopters made from beer
cans. Boutiques along Ð Le Thanh Ton and Ð Pasteur sell handmade ready-to-wear fash-
ion. In Pham Ngu Lao, shops sell ethnic-minority fabrics, handicrafts, T-shirts and various
appealing accessories.
Dao & Ð Le Lai)
is the best place to start. Part of the market is devoted to normal everyday
items, but the lucrative tourist trade also has healthy representation.
Dong Khoi Area
Mekong Quilts
HANDICRAFTS
( 08-2210 3110;
www.mekong-quilts.org
; 1st fl, 68 Ɖ Le Loi, District 1; 9am-7pm)
For beau-
tiful handmade silk quilts, sewn by the rural poor in support of a sustainable income.
SOUVENIRS
Dogma
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