Gyeongdong Market | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 경동시장 |
Hanja | 京東市場 |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongdong Sijang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngdong Sichang |
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]
It is served by Seoul Subway's Jegi-dong Station on Line 1.
Anseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province,South Korea,80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Seoul. Its geographical location is 37°0′N127°16′E.
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Insa-dong (Korean: 인사동) is a dong,or neighborhood,in Jongno District,Seoul,South Korea. Its main street is Insadong-gil,which is connected to a number of alleys that lead deeper into the district,with modern galleries and tea shops. Historically,it was the largest market for antiques and artwork in Korea.
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Konkuk University Station is a rapid transit station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 7. It is located in Hwayang-dong in the Gwangjin-gu administrative district of Seoul. It is adjacent to Konkuk University from which it takes its name. Line 2 is serviced by an elevated platform while Line 7 is serviced by an underground platform. The station has connections to ten bus lines through its six exits as well as a connection to the airport shuttle bus. The station services Hwayang-dong as well as Jayang-dong and Noyu-dong. The area around the station is mixed residential and small commercial businesses. Exits from the underground Line 7 platform open into Konkuk University and the adjacent Star City shopping and high-rise residential tower complex.
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37°34′52″N127°02′13″E / 37.581°N 127.037°E