Photos of Chuncheon Central Market

The Chuncheon Romance Market started about 60 years ago, the Jungang Market, an earlier market in the central area of Chuncheon, which was in ruins due to the Korean War. At first, it mainly traded industrial products imported from Seoul, U.S.-made products from the U.S. military, regional agricultural products and other items, and gradually grew into a large-scale retail market. The Jungang Market, which faced crisis after the emergence of large supermarkets in the 1990s, has been transformed into a cultural tourism market since 2010, and was renamed 'Chuncheon Romance Market'. 'Chuncheon', which means 'spring is coming', is famous as a place that symbolizes romance and memories in many Korean novels and popular songs. Therefore, the trains to Chuncheon have accumulated countless romances and memories from the past to the present. remember. With the opening of the double-track train, it is only an hour's drive from Seoul. Chuncheon Romance Market is the ideal place to relive memories and romance. Chuncheon Romance Market has been reborn as a cultural space and a memory space that could not be experienced in the past due to the rich cultural and artistic resources of Chuncheon, the geographical advantage of being located in the center of the city, and the enthusiasm of businessmen, cultural activists, and artists here. Visitors can enjoy a variety of paintings and sculptures, and the market as a whole is a different-color experience on the stage. Near the Romance Market, you can feel the sanctuary of Zhurim-dong, which has been in the same location since 1928 and designated as a cultural heritage of modern times, the road that used to go to the city, and the alley where the famous Korean painter Park So-geun spent his youth. Love to the past.