deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market at Chợ Lớn, trading in various American and especially U.S. Army-issue items. This was the area, near the Quan Âm Pagoda where photojournalist Eddie Adams took his famous execution photograph. Four Australian journalists were also killed in Chợ Lớn during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Today, Chợ Lớn attracts many tourists, especially mainland Chinese and Taiwanese. Notable residents Yvon Petra - He was born in Chợ Lớn. He is best remembered as the last Frenchman to win the Wimbledon championships men's singles title in 1946. Cao Văn Viên - Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam from 1966 to 1975. Gontran de Poncins - French author, aristocrat and adventurer lived here in 1955. He resided in the Sun Wah hotel, keeping an illustrated journal which was published as From a Chinese City (published in 1957). "He chose Cholon, the Chinese riverbank community snuggled up to Saigon, because he suspected the ancient customs of a national culture endure longer in remote colonies than in the motherland. In effect, he was studying a bit of ancient China." Charles Tran Van Lam Wan Kwong (Chinese: 尹光), born Lui Minkwong (呂明光 and also known as Jackson Wan Kwong), Hong Kong singer Temples and Monuments Quan Âm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City (觀音寺) Thiên Hậu Temple, Ho Chi Minh City Cho Lon Mosque Nhị Phủ Temple (二府廟) Hà Chương (Hokkien) Guildhall Miếu Quan Đế (關帝廟) Minh Hương Guildhall (明鄉嘉盛會館) Tam Sơn Guildhall (三山會館) External links literatier Ulrich Brinkhoff: Albträume am Saigon-Fluss. Agenda 2014, . book contains many situations and photos in Cholon (in German) References Chinatowns in Asia Chinese diaspora in Vietnam Populated places in Ho Chi Minh City Tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh City