Real Inside Korea: 9월 2015

2015년 9월 6일 일요일

DongMyo Flea Market in Seoul "동묘 구제시장"

I'm going to posting about "DongMyo Flea market" today.
you can get to the flea market by taking a subway no. 1 or no. 6 and the station name is dongmyoap.
It's a typical flea market. People sell used stuffs including clothes, shoes, books, cameras etc.
The average cost of stuffs is mostly about 2,000-5,000 won (2-5 US dollars).
People say if you look at the products carefully, you can get a nice one at a very cheap price.
There are so many interesting stuffs as well, but I didn't buy anything.
I personally suggest to just go sightseeing, the quality of products is just that much.

Here are pics ^^

Okay, It was a DongMyo Flea Market so far.
Now, I'm gonna say then what is DongMyo ?!?!??!

Dongmyo Shrine (also known as Seoul Donggwanwangmyo) inSeoul was built in 1601. Construction began in 1599 and took two years to complete. On January 21st, 1963 Dongmyo Shrinewas designated as Treasure No. 142. The shrine was built to honour Chinese Commander Guan Yu (162 – 219). The spirit of Guan Yu is said to have appeared and helped the Koreans defeat the Japanese. The shrine was built at the request of the Ming Dynasty for their part in aiding the Koreans during the Imjin War (Japanese invasion in 1592). In China, Guan Yu was a hero and many temples and shrines were built in his honour. Temples and Shrines dedicated to Guan Yu can also be found in Japan and Vietnam. BY EXPLORINGKOREA

Right,, Dongmyo is one of Shrine.
So, I've been to the shrine as well.

It says DongMyo Park.

First door of shrine. You have to pass 2 doors to get to actual shrine

the doors is second door in above two pictures.

And finally you can meet the shrine

Here is information about Dongmyo shrine.

Inside of shrine.

I could feel disharmony.

As you know, it's one of a treasure So if you have a chance, it would be worth stopping by Dongmyo and flea market !

청계천 "cheonggyecheon"

Cheonggyecheon (Hangul: 청계천) is a 10.9 km (7.0 miles) long, modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The massive urban renewal project is on the site of a stream that flowed before the rapid post-war economic development required it to be covered by transportation infrastructure. The $900 million project initially attracted much public criticism but, after opening in 2005, has become popular among city residents and tourists.

Cheonggyecheon is an 8.4 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul, and then meeting Jungnangcheon, which in turn connects to the Han River and empties into the Yellow Sea. During the presidency of Park Chung-hee, Cheonggyecheon was covered with concrete for roads. In 1968, an elevated highway was built over it.

from wikipedia ^,^