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Annually, HCM City’s “Ong do” (those who teach Han script and also calligraphers) gather on Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai before Tet festival.

Pham Ngoc Thach has become the “street of ong do” for four years and the “ong do” must wear traditional costumes (ready-to-wear turban and ao dai). Those working on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai road look less professional, as some wear traditional outfits and some others even wear western clothes.

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