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You can purchase Geumsan ginseng, which is famous for its good quality, at Busa-dong in Daejeon. You can also purchase various kinds of medicinal herbs.
It is said that Geumsan ginseng is one of the three most famous medicinal plants in Korea. Originally the Gaeseong ginseng was called the symbol of the Korean ginseng, however, since its supply to the South became impossible, the ginseng of Geumsan replace the position.
It is because that Guemsan area has a plateau climate which is suitable for cultivating ginseng, enabling Geumsan to produce a lot of quality ginsengs.
There are various kinds of products with strange names such as Cheon-sam, Ji-sam, Yang-sam, Mi-sam, Goryeo-insam, Jik-sam, Bankok-sam, Dok-sam, Taegeuk-sam, Pisemi, Baekdaemi, Joejungmi, Baekjungmi, Semi, Saenggeon-sam that are sold according to the consumers' taste. 'Sam' means ginseng.
There are lots of stores specially dealing with ginsengs and medicinal herbs at Busa-dong in Daejeon, the gateway to Geumsan; they are selling them wholesale as well as retail in the 26 stores. At most of the stores in the specialized street for ginsengs and medicinal herbs, they cultivate ginsengs by themselves in Geumsan and always sell diverse and fresh undried ginseng (4~6 years) and white ginseng (dried) at a very low price. They also sell various kinds of medicinal plants (almost all the medicinal plants used as materials for a herb medicine such as Danggwi, Hedysarums, Cnidium officinal Makino, Peonies, Dried Rehmannia Glutinosa, Sanghwang mushrooms, and vegetable worms) at a reasonable price.
In the specialized street for ginsengs and medicinal plants at Busa-dong, as they make it a rule not to deal with imported products (from China, Southeast Asia, America, etc.), it is safe place for your shopping.
154, Busa-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon
042) 254-4828
08:30-20:30
The first and the third Sunday |
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You can see various kinds of herbal medicine and other stuffs related to them here in Herbal Medicine Street in Jungang-dong.
Herbal Medicine Street in Jungang-dong, Daejeon was started to form in earnest around 1958 and about 100 shops are joined. Along with Gyeongdong market in Seoul and Yangnyeong market in Daegu, it is called one of the three herbal medicine streets in Korea.
Whole sale traders and retail dealers for stuffs of herbal medicine, dispensary of herbal medicine, herbal doctor¢®?s office and decoction business shop are distributed evenly in this street.
This herbal medicine street secured stuffs of herbal medicine which are produced in our country, North Korea and China. They usually hold various kinds of event for activation of this herbal medicine street and also installed publicity tower and others. Dong-gu office holds an exhibition for medicinal herb flower and stuffs of herbal medicine every year in order to activate herbal medicine street. Starting from a sacrificial rite for medicinal stuff market and an opening ceremony, it include various functions, such as an exhibition for 470 medicinal herb flowers, exhibition for 200 photos of medicinal herb flower, exhibition for specimen bottle of medicinal herb, bargain sale of stuffs of herbal medicine and medicinal herb, free tasting of herb tea and herb rice cake, free supply of 2000 flowerpots of medicinal herb flower, free medical examination and treatment and free supply of herbal medicine.
The exhibition offers an opportunity to realize that even a wild plant, flower and tree can be used for treatment and protection of diseases.
22, Jung-ang-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon
042) 253-3745
09:00-18:00
Every Sunday |
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Seodeajeon (West Daejeon) Furniture street is famous for being composed of only furniture shops. With spacious exhibitions and sales rooms, it is good for window-shopping.
The furniture streets in Daejeon are formed in each area where furniture stores are clustered close together including West Daejeon, Junggyo-dong, and Yongmun-dong but have different characteristics from one another. Among them, Seodaejeon Furniture Street, where one building has various furniture shops, makes it possible do your shopping in one place.
Those in Junggyo-dong and Yongmun-dong are in the limelight as the new furniture street, which also deal with the interior items.
On the furniture street, which was naturally formed from the 1980s around the Seodaejeon Intersection, there are over 100 stores from the Seodaejeon Intersection to Daerim Furniture Tower.
People who want tasteful interior decorations can do their shopping at the Thomas Furniture (042) 524-0049), located on the Yongmun Intersection. Shops that sell various types of lighting can also be found at Daeheung-dong, Jung-dong in Dong-gu and Won-dong, and they are happy to give you advise on installation if you want.
While this is old furniture street, it is also good for shopping due to the large-scaled furniture market. The price of the furniture is rather expensive because most furniture is a high-class brand goods. However, there are a lot of spacious shops. In case of wanting to purchase at a lower price, it is desirable to purchase during the bargain sale period rather than look for the discount stores.
152 Oryu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon
042) 523-6737
10:00-20:00 |
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"Furniture Street" in Jungri-dong which is formed recently offers a convenient shopping environment and various events.
"Furniture Street" in Jungri-dong was formed naturally after development of building lots in 1980s and positioned as the most prosperous area in Daejeon. Designated as a special shopping street, the district from Jungri 4-ga to Ojeongdong 4-ga was settled as a systematic shopping district.
Since a couple of shops moved into this street in the early 1990s, the street has been developed as a special street. Now 36 stores formed under private management of Hanbat Furniture Street and assumed a new aspect as a special street. By grouping and specialization of same kind of stores, they provided profits of scale to sellers and opportunities to choose products more widely at more cheaper prices to consumers. This made a turning point to make both party happy.
Taking opporotunity of forming "Furniture Street", the prosperity meeting holds seasonal events such as bargain sale for students, special sale for necessary articles for marriage and preparation of new furniture.
Connecting with a factory, most of the stores offer products at a low price as rental fee and management expenses are cheap. It is also convenient for shopping because many stores are clustered together. It is a good point for them to serve fast after sales service by operating a communal after sales service team.
236, Jungri-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon
042) 623-0114
09:00-20:30
Every 3rd Tuesday |
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Over 30 auto-cycle shops densely throng along the road, offering a rare opportunity to scrutinize and buy characteristic auto-cycles.
These days, auto-cycle is favored as popular leisure sports, not limited just to a means of transportation. It scores great as a short distance commercial vehicle for its capability to avoid traffic jam or parking problem.
In Daejeon, Munchang-dong area began to form a kind of auto-cycle road around 1985, buttressed by public policy to encourage two-wheel vehicles.
This road was named Auto-cycle Special District, as part of measures to thwart decrease of urban populations in 1998. Selling, after-selling service, buy / sell and exchange of used auto-cycles are regularly executed in here along with discount of all domestic models. Local merchant association holds annual auto-cycle road festival and offers safe driving instruction, bargain sale, free of charge inspection and repairs, too.
Auto-cycle Special District of Daejeon displays 70 models made by over 10 companies, including domestic models like Daelim and Hyoseong, Japanese Yamaha and Suzuki, and other US models. Helmets, garments, parts and related accessories can also be bought.
30-9, Munchang-dong, Jung-gu, Deajeon
042) 222-7475
07:00-20:00
Irregular |
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The Korean Clothes street in Won-dong is composed of stores related to traditional Korean clothing. It has about 300 stores and was designated as the specialized street for traditional Korean clothes in Daejeon.
Traditional Korean clothes began to be worn in the period of the Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), and the first trace of them can be seen on the wall paintings within the tombs of kings and nobles from the Goguryeo era. It is said that Korean clothes were much influenced by the clothes of the Tang dynasty (China) and then by those of the Long-an era (China) introduced to Korea through Korean king's marriage to a Mongolian princess. As time went by, however, the beauty and grace peculiar to Korea evolved the clothes which has become the present beauty of the Korean clothes.
The Korean Clothes Street in Won-dong first opened in 1954 and began to become famous as the largest market in Korea in the 1980s.
On the street, which is approximately 300 meters and connects to the Jung-ang market, New Jung-ang market, Jung-ang Wholesale Center, Jung-ang General market, and Daejeon market for articles essential to marriage, there are over 160 stores where they sell traditional Korean clothes at wholesale and retail prices, and over 120 stores that produce and mend them.
Thus, the street, on a nationwide scale, allows you to see and learn of the styles of Korea ancestors. Also, it is a representative specialized street in Daejeon with various goods at reasonable prices. Nowadays with the trend to purse the expediency of life, there appears new style of modified Korean clothes which is rather chief comparing to the ready-made ones.
The Korean Clothes Street located in Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon has become a characteristic business zone by establishing the publicity sculptures since it was designated as the specialized street for the Korean clothes. In addition to the Korean clothes, they sell various goods including bedclothes and handicraft articles at lower prices than any other areas.
40, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon
042) 226-3399
09:00-20:00
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Walking down for a while from Daejeon Station in order to take bus, you will find the Wondong Tool Street which we can feel and hear the voice of operating tools .
During the early 1980s, an autogenous and technical tool shopping streets together with medium and small iron foundries located at In-dong area started being formed, which is Wondong Tool Street. It means that 20 years already passed very quickly.
Wondong Tool Street which was located between the Daeheung bridge and the Jung bridge is consists of 35 shops now. They mainly deal with tens of thousands of tools such as cutting tool, operating tool, electric-powered tool and factory machineries, and also deal with machineries for practicing at factory and school and tools for home use. Of course, people can purchase tools at a reasonable price or make inquiries about them.
Although it is easy to find Wondong Tool Street, it is not so good place for crowded shops considering difficulties in parking and environmental circumstances. It's really disadvantageous to them as they positioned at this area long time ago when they have no problems on transportation and parking.
This area is divided into three territories which deals with bearing, pump and auto-sawing machine, and is a center of Wondong Tool Street which consists of single floor and three floors building.
85, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon
042) 256-9442
07:30-18:30
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