Jonglokwangjang Traditional Market
Gwangjang Market in Jongno
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Name of Foreign City
Gwangjang Market in Jongno
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Date of Association
2011. 10. 14.
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Adress
269-3, Yeji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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Tel
+82 2-2269-8855
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Fax
+82 2-2264-37730
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Feature of City
- No. of stores & employees: Approx. 5,000 stores & 15,000
- Average daily number of customers: 60,000
- Korea’s No. 1 wholesale market with over 100 years of history
- One of the nation’s largest commercial districts offering traditional costumes, food, handicraft items, household goods and textile
- Traditional costumes, food, handicraft, sik, linen & cotton, hanbok (Korean traditional dress), agricultural products & seafood, kitchenware, dried seafood, bedding, Najeon-chilgi (a representative art form of Korea based on the technique of mother-of-pearl inlay), ritual vessels, curtain fabrics, imported goods, etc.
