Gyeongdong Market (), sometimes Kyungdong Market, located in
Dongdaemun District
Dongdaemun District () is one of the 25 List of districts of Seoul, districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 346,770 (2010) and has a geographic area of 14.22 Square kilometre, km2 (5.49 sq mi), and is divided into 14 ''Dong (admin ...
,
Seoul
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, is one of the largest
herbal medicine
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and
ginseng markets of South Korea.
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
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and
retail
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markets selling agricultural products and fish in about 300,000 square meters, about five times the size of the Seoul Sangam World Cup Stadium.
It is served by
Seoul Subway's
Jegi-dong Station on
Line 1.
Gallery
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See also
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Shopping in Seoul
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List of markets in South Korea
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List of South Korean tourist attractions
References
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External links
Official site of the Gyeongdong Market
Dongdaemun District
Retail markets in Seoul
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