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July 12, 2018July 30, 2018

Chilseong Market – 대구 칠성시장

Chilseong Market was established in 1950, when agricultural products produced by surrounding citizens was sold at the riverside. It has since then evolved into a marketplace that attracts farmers and fishers from all over the nation. With the Chilseong Market as the center, there are six markets – Daegu Fruits and Vegetables, Samsung, Apple, Kyeongmyeong, Buk-Mun. Sale Items: Agricultural, Fish, Livestock, Manufactured goods Business Hours: 4AM ~ 6PM

대구광역시에서 서문시장에 이어 규모가 2번째로 큰 시장이며, 대구광역시에서 서문시장과 함께 2대 장터를 이루고 있다. 동촌 및 하양 등지에서 사과와 농산물이 많이 집결하여 한때는 동천시장이라고 불리기도 했었다. 1946년에 시장공영화 정책에 따라 북문시장이라는 이름으로 상설시장이 개설되었고, 현재는 칠성시장, 경명시장, 대성시장, 칠성꽃시장, 대구청과시장, 삼성시장, 북문시장, 능금시장, 가구시장 등 여러 개의 시장으로 이루어진 대규모 종합시장이 되었다. 9개 시장을 모두 합쳐 흔히 칠성시장이라고 부른다. 시장 구내에 대구청과시장, 삼성시장 등의 작은 시장들도 있으며, 시장 끝에는 칠성전자상가가 있다. 서문시장과는 달리 상가형 시장이며, 돼지골목과 닭골목 등 맛집 골목도 시장 구내에 많이 있다.

June 17, 2018July 30, 2018

Starfield COEX Mall – 스타필드 코엑스몰

Starfield COEX Mall (formerly known as COEX Mall), containing COnvention centers, EXhibition halls and many malls, is an underground shopping mall in Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea. It has an area of about 154,000 square metres, of which 144,000 square meters are on a single underground floor, making it the world’s largest underground shopping mall.[1] The mall is located at Samseong-dong served by Samseong Station on Seoul Metro Line 2, at the intersection of Teheranno and Yeongdong Dae-ro. The COEX Mall is adjacent to the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, which is part of the COEX complex, run by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).

Along with hundreds of shops, the mall houses two food courts, MegaBox, COEX Aquarium and a large bookstore, but the Kimchi Fields Museum has moved to Insadong. It features a game area that is used to film computer game tournaments, which are broadcast on local television. There are stages inside and outside the mall for seasonal events and public appearances by celebrities. Millennium Square is the main exit of COEX Mall connecting with Line 2’s Samseong Station.

COEX complex full renovation was completed on 27 November, 2014.

June 16, 2018July 29, 2018

Seoul Food Festival & Bamdokkaebi Night Market – 서울푸드페스티벌 & 밤도깨비야시장

A place that opens at night and disappears by morning. Welcome to Seoul Bamdokkaebi Night Market, a new type of space that incorporates a variety of concepts and exists for only a finite amount of time! Seoul Bamdokkaebi Market has been reborn in a new location and with a new culture, specialized products, and operational system. Come and create some timeless memories at this market festival—one of Seoul’s greatest attractions.