Paris of the East

Proper noun

Meaning

(dated) Synonym of Bucharest, Romania.

(dated) Synonym of Casablanca, Morocco.

(obsolete) Synonym of Lahore in British India.

(dated) Synonym of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

(dated) Synonym of Hanoi, Vietnam.

(dated) Synonym of Shanghai, China.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Saigon

Boehm, p. 22. Shanghai's many international elements gave it the name "Paris of the East". Source: Internet