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Travel to the place full of history - Incheon Chinatown and Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village




There is nothing better than adding some meaning to your vacation. Because of that, Jung-gu, Incheon city is said to be an attraction that is attached with a lot of meaning as compared to other areas. Chinatown, that is located around Seollin-dong and Buksheong-dong in Jung-gu, is one of the representatives of tourist attraction in Incheon with long history.



Let's take a look at the history of Chinatown. After the opening of Incheon Port in 1883, many Chinese has entered Korea and have been living there. Since then, Chinese food has been spread around and this place has became the best food town in Incheon, gathering many Chinese food restaurants.



Two of the large-size restaurants - "Gonghwachun" and "Yeongyeong" can be known as the Chinatown main commercial area as it is always crowded around the restaurants during weekends. Especially, if you come to the famous Chinese food restaurants on weekends, you will see many tourists queuing. This is definitely an unusual scene.


 "Gonggal bread"(known as crunchy balloon bread) is the one of the representative food of Chinatown and you can see it everywhere. The sellers are very friendly and they let you try the bread too. This will add a lot of fun to your shopping. Also, the sculptures that you see in Chinatown will make your trip more interesting.


If you visit Chinatown, you should never missed "The Three Kingdoms Mural Street", which is a popular place among tourists. Of course, the history of Three Kingdoms is also recorded there.


 After eating delicious food in Chinatown, let us head to the children's world in "Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village". As it is located right next to Chinatown, it is an advantage that you can visit this place too.


Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village is a village around Songwol-3ga area made of world's classic fairy tale theme with paintings and sculptures that are filled with childhood memories. It was completed in April 2013 especially for the tourists. This is a fruitful result from the local residents who corporate voluntarily and work hard for it.


There are many themes with popular classical fairy tales in the village such as "The Street of Dorothy" and "The Street of Little Red Riding Hood" whereby adults can reminisce their childhood memories while children can be introduced to these amazing fairy tales. Because of that, this place receives many good responses from tourists who travel with their family.


How about taking a trip to Chinatown and Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village with your family this weekend to enjoy the delicious Chinese food and feel the moments of the opening of Incheon Port?

[ Information ]

Getting here:
Airport Railroad Geomam Station > Transfer to Incheon Subway Line 2 > Juan Station > Transfer to Seoul Subway Line 1 > Get off at Incheon Station

Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village Address:
22, Jayugongwonseo-ro 37beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon (Songwol-dong-3ga)

Chinatown Address:
Seollin-dong / Bukseong-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon (In front of Incheon Central District Police Station)

Chinatown Website:
http://ichinatown.or.kr/ (Kor)




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