Baedari Secondhand Bookstore Alley
Baedari Secondhand Bookstore Alley () is a historical and cultural space in Dong District, Incheon, Dong-gu, Incheon, South Korea. The Baedari Alley was once home to about 50 bookstores specializing in Used bookstore, secondhand books, but only a handful remain today. The name Baedari comes from the name of the village Baedari meaning where boats and ships dock, and it currently covers the Geumchang-dong and Songhyeon-dong of Dong-gu, Incheon. This place was a gateway to import culture from Jemulpo port (the old name of Incheon) since it was open to foreign trade. After liberation, those who lost their homes around the port came to Baedari for food, to find a job, and to live. It is an area where various modern experiments were made as the modern culture brought in from the West and the traditional culture of the Joseon, Joseon Dynasty formed a cultural interface. The film school, the cradle of modern education for Koreans, the Incheon Public Ordinary School, and the private school ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]