Namdaemun Market is the best traditional market with 600 history in Korea. Daily visitors exceed 400,000 persons. It is a ‘must-do’ item on your itinerary during your trip to Seoul since you can buy anything here at cheap price. It was started in 1414 (14th year of King Taejong) as the government lease type and naturally formed to sell provincial specialties in 1608(41th year of King Seonjo) as it was moved to Namchang-dong. After that, full-scale commercial activities had been conducted with big stores. In 1963, Namdaemun Market company was inaugurated with joint investment of building owners, landowners and traders, and with incorporation of ‘Namdaemun Corporation’ in 1964, it has managed Namdaemun Market up to now.
Namdaemun Market has the wholesale and retail function of distribution structure that distributes various items from women’s cloths, men’s cloths, children’s cloths, various textiles, miscellaneous, kitchen utensils, art crafts, accessories, regional specialties, imported goods to foods, agricultural and marine products at cheap price to retailers and consumers throughout the country.
Most stores directly manufacture their own products, open on 11:00 p.m and their commercial activities reach their peaks around 3:00 a.m. With its priority on customers, Namdaemun Market has reinforced its position as the world tourist attractions with unique appearance showing diligence of Korean.' You can easily go to this market via Subway and stop at Hohyeon Station (Namdaemun Market)..
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