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SEREnITY In THE CITY: Cheonggyecheon Stream sits 15 feet below street level creating a calming oasis for walking and contemplation in the middle of a bustling modern city.
entertaining and shopping complex includes cinemas, duty free shopping, an aquarium for families and an avenue for shoppers looking for luxury goods.
INSA-DONG
Insa-dong Street is the focal point of Korean traditional culture and crafts.
Stores in Insa-dong specialize in hanbok (traditional clothing), hanji (traditional paper), traditional teas, pottery, and folk craft. Insa-dong is also close to other tourist attractions including Gyeongbokgung (the royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty) and the Cheonggyecheon Stream.
INTERNATIONAL
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Two anchor department stores (Lotte and Shinsegae) and a number of large shopping malls lie along the streets of Myeong-dong. Here you can shop for everything from clothing to cosmetics. After shopping you can check out the Myeong-dong Cathedral and the nearby Namdaemun Market, a market with over 600 years of history.
SEOUL JUNGANG MARKET
This hidden gem boasts more than 1,000 vendors and has become one of the biggest dried seafood markets in Korea. Try some
of the country’s best anchovies, squid and dried pollack, and be sure to check out the market’s vendors that sell vegetables, rice cakes, bread and meat of all kinds. If you’re feeling hungry, try the mandu gook, a simple and savory dumpling soup, or bindae duk, a skillet-fried mung-bean pancake.
KoREAN Food
While many of our Asian foods such
as Japanese and Chinese have become popular through the world, Korean food
is still making its mark. Korean cuisine is referred to as hansik and the key to hansik is fermentation. The quintessential fermented food of hansik is kimchi, and while there
are hundreds of types of kimchi, the most popular and well known is spicy fermented cabbage. Other typical fermented foods found around the
Korean table are jang (sauces) including ganjang (soybean sauce), gochujang (red pepper paste) and doenjang (soybean paste).
MAKE YOUR OWN KIMCHI
At the Kimchi Academy House, you can learn Korean history and culture through kimchi! It offers kimchi-making classes guided by a professional kimchi instructor. Participants can taste the kimchi they make or take it home with them. Phone: +82-2-318-7051 (Japanese / English), +82-2- 318-7052 (Chinese). Email: kimchischool@ naver.com
SAMCHEONG-DONG
Samcheong-dong is one of the most unique places in Seoul. Gyeongbokgung Palace lies to its left and Changdeokgung Palace to its right, with Cheong Wa Dae and Insa-dong to the north and south
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