광주 양동시장 — Local services in Gwangju

This is a taste if traditional Korea, that's for sure! Smells and sights and food to buy. I've only ever gone on a Saturday morning, when more people are likely to be there, but it's not overly crowded until after noon. In fact, around 10 am, it should be fairly peaceful.

You will see and smell the fishmarket, with live octopus, shrimp, crabs and varieties of shell fish. See dried sardines, shrimp, squid and pollack. Loads of freshly made kimchi and all manner of meats and fruit and vegetables can be found.

You can also buy food at stalls such as kimbab, steamed corn, heoddeok, and in winter, 붕어빵(fish-shaped bread filled with sweet bean paste). Prices are quite cheap and you can enjoy lots of local food for 10,000 won.

However, this seems to be a shopping focused market and there are not really places to sit and eat there. There are some cafes, and a street food stalls where there may be a table or two. But it's common for people to stand at the stall and eat fish or rice cakes and various fried foods as a sort of buffet.

As a foreigner, however, you might not feel comfortable doing this (unless you want the experience, of course).

Across from the food market, there is the clothes market, where you can see hanbok and boots and bed clothes. On the upper floors you can see curtains and find the bathrooms.

As with all traditional markets, you will feel a sense of time warp, like stepping back 20 or 30 years into the past. Yangdong market is fairly run-down, and parts of it feel very sad.

Seeing the collections of pots and pans and baskets and brooms crammed into a small space will make you wonder how long they've been there and who needs or wants such things anymore. These are remnants of a byegone era. And it's bittersweet. But it's a good experience if you...

Everything you need is here - including international grocery store, kitchen, furniture and all your cooking needs from vegetables to meat to side items(barchans) as well as live animals.

The place is bit old and you get that vibe. Saw live chicken, ducks, goose in a cage - bit of cultural shock - something I haven't seen since I left Korea in the 80's but definitely an eye opener. I would recommend you walk around within the core alley ways of the market, the furniture areas weren't...

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