Bến Nghé Channel or Bến Nghé Canal (), also known during the French colonial era as arroyo Chinois (''Kênh người Tàu''), is a waterway in

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

. Very much an urban channel, the sides are said to be lined with "many grocery stores, rice processing factories, sawmills, oriental drugstores, and warehouses, all owned by the Chinese. They hatch deggs, salted fish and eggs, dried fruit ..." Map of Saigon 1878

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Rivers of Ho Chi Minh City {{HoChiMinhCity-geo-stub