 Nevertheless , Duyệt is widely regarded by southern Vietnamese people as the most important local hero . Choi described Duyệt 's popularity as follows : " No matter whether they are indigenous Vietnamese or Chinese settlers , Buddhists or Christians , residents of Saigon have long paid enthusiastic tribute to one favorite southern , local hero — Lê Văn Duyệt — whose gorgeous shrine is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street in Binh Thanh District . You will not able to find any other place in Huế or Hanoi where the residents , regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds , regard their own local hero with such reverence " . 
