Every Sunday, Dongmyo subway station becomes a flea market that is full of unusual antiques and affordable second hand and exotic goods. Before Cheonggyecheon was built, the area used to be filled with stalls mostly selling tools. After the renovation project was completed, the merchants started to gather within the vicinity, which marked the beginning of this flea market. It is not a permanent market, but more of a pop up market.
Dongmyo Flea Market offers a variety of merchandise, such as an antique pieces from several decades ago and brand name hand bags. Lucky shopper may be able to find items that are not easily found even on the Internet or regular stores. Imported goods and U.S. Military related goods can also obtained through underground sources and can be bought at affordable prices. Visitors may find an old video store and merchants selling pharmaceutical products on a spread out table and other unusual things. The area is well known among foreigners who can often be seen shopping here.
Of the 4 gates of Seoul, Dongmyo is closest to the East Gate (Dongdae-mun). It was also the place where the soldiers marched by on the way to battle praying for victory. Because of this, the Chinese would pray to the god Guan Yu for victory during the Imnjin War and even built a shrine in Guan Yu's name.
Dongmyo Flea Market leads to another market, the Seoul Market Place. This marketplace used to be a part of the Dongmyo Flea Market, but the city of Seoul built a modern building to let the merchants sell inside. This new building uses different colors to separate each section. such as yellow for the first floor that sells daily supplies, red for the food court, and blue for clothing.
Merchandise sold here tends to be of higher quality than in the flea market, and the antiques found here are often bulkier.
Directions: Subway line #6, Dongmyo Station, exit #4 or #6
Hours: Every Sunday
Location: Dongmyo Station~Sinseol-dong Station area
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