Incheon Chinatown
인천 차이나타운
Today
Why go
Incheon Chinatown is the ethnic Chinese quarter that grew up with the opening of Incheon Port in 1883. You can try foods such as jjajangmyeon, hollow bread and mooncakes, and walk the streets hung with red lanterns, all in one visit.
Entry & spending
Where you’ll spend
Streets & spots
History
Incheon Chinatown took shape after Incheon Port opened in 1883. The next year, in 1884, the area was designated an extraterritorial zone of Qing China. Ethnic Chinese who came over to trade made their homes here.
In the past, most of the shops sold goods brought in from China. Today Chinese restaurants fill most of the street. The ethnic Chinese who keep this street going are the 2nd and 3rd generations of the first settlers.
Getting there
Where next
Traditional markets within 2 km
- 신포시장
- Sinpo Sijang1.1 km, straight line · Open every day176 stalls registered
- 송현자유시장
- Songhyeonjayu Sijang1.3 km, straight line · Open every day91 stalls registered
- 중앙시장
- Jungang Sijang1.3 km, straight line · Open every day57 stalls registered
Photos
Tips
Take Subway Line 1 to Incheon Station and come out of Exit 1. Across the road you will see the paifang, a Chinese-style gateway.
The Jjajangmyeon Museum and the Incheon Overseas Chinese History Museum are open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30). They are closed on Mondays, January 1, and on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day. When a Monday is a public holiday, they close the following day instead. Admission for an adult individual is 1,000 won.
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- 인천광역시 제물포구 차이나타운로26번길 12-17