Seongdong market is the largest traditional market in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. Located on the opposite side of Gyeongju station with an entrance on Wonhwa-ro (street), it provides crops, vegetables, fruits, and seafood produced in Gyeongju and nearby areas.[1] There are also vendors that sell street food such as kimbap, sundae, and tteokbokki. An indoor area composed of ten or so restaurants offer fresh banchan as a buffet-style meal or à la carte.[2] Seongdong Market was established in 1971.[3] The market opens in the early morning.

Seongdong Market
Seongdong Market
Korean name
Hangul
성동시장
Hanja
城東市場
Revised RomanizationSeongdong sijang
McCune–ReischauerSǒngdong sijang

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  1. ^ Song (송), Won-ho (원호) (4 March 2005). "경주,재래시장 현대화 사업에 62억원 투자" (in Korean). Daegu Shinmun. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "골라먹는 재미가 있다, 경주 '성동시장 분식골목'" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  3. ^ "경주 감포시장, 현대식으로 새단장" (in Korean). Pride News (프라이드 뉴스). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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