Gyeongdong Market
Gyeongdong Market or Kyungdong Market, located in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, is one of the largest herbal medicine and ginseng markets of South Korea.[1] Since its establishment in 1960, the market supplies 70 percent of the nation's herbal medicine ingredients and has more than 1,000 related shops and oriental medicine clinics in the area. Gyeongdong Market also serves as a wholesale and retail markets selling agricultural products and fish in about 300,000 square meters, about five times the size of the Seoul Sangam World Cup Stadium.[2]
| Gyeongdong Market | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 경동시장 |
| Hanja | 京東市場 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongdong Sijang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngdong Sichang |
It is served by Seoul Subway's Jegi-dong Station on Line 1.
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References
- 경동시장 京東市場 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- Lee, Kyung-Taek (2006-11-02). "Gyeong-dong Herbal Medicine Market". KBS. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- "Traditional markets / specialty markets". Korean Cultural Center in Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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- (in Korean) Official site of the Gyeongdong Market
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