5-Day Korea Travel Guide
First time in Korea? This 5-day itinerary will help you explore Korea with ease, from popular attractions to food and shopping, without any pitfalls or detours!
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🏃♀️Itinerary:
D1: Incheon Chinatown
Stroll through Incheon Chinatown and experience Chinese culture in a foreign land.
D2: Bongeunsa Temple🛕—Starfield Library📚—Sinsadong🛍️
Visit the ancient Bongeunsa Temple and find peace of mind; explore the sea of books at Starfield Library and enjoy the pleasure of reading; finally, head to Sinsadong for a shopping spree.
D3: Gyeongbokgung Palace🏯—Blue House🏛️—Bukchon Hanok Village🏘️—Ikseon-dong Hanok Village—Myeongdong🌃
Travel through history and visit Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House; then visit the traditional Bukchon Hanok Village and Ikseon-dong Hanok Village to experience traditional Korean culture; in the evening, visit Myeongdong and experience the hustle and bustle of the city.
D4: [Free time in Seoul]
Explore every corner of Seoul and discover hidden surprises. Lunch and dinner are at your own expense, so enjoy authentic Korean food.
D5: [Seoul-Guangzhou]
Pick up some modern duty-free souvenirs, visit Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village and Chinatown, and experience the fusion of fairy tales and reality. End your trip and return to Guangzhou.
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Attraction Recommendations:
Gyeongbokgung Palace ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📍Address: 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
⏰Opening hours: Nov 1–Dec 31, Mon, Wed–Sun 09:00–17:00; Closed on Tue
🕰️Duration: 1–2 hours
With beautiful scenery, it is a witness to the history of the Joseon Dynasty and is worth a visit!
Myeongdong ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📍Address: Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul
⏰Opening hours: Open all day
🕰️Duration: 3–4 hours
A famous street in Seoul for food, drink, and entertainment, where you can enjoy both food and shopping!
Bukchon Hanok Village ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📍Address: 37 Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
⏰Opening hours: Open all day
🕰️Duration: 2–3 hours
A beautiful village where tradition and modernity intertwine. Stroll through it and feel the charm of traditional Korean culture.
Starfield Library ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📍Address: 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Samseong-dong)
⏰Opening hours: 10:30–22:00
🕰️Duration: 1–2 hours
Three large bookshelves, each 13 meters high, surround you, making you feel like you are in a sea of books. It is a paradise for book lovers!
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**Notes**:
* You can take the subway or airport bus from the airport to the city center, which is convenient and fast.🚇
* Try authentic Korean food, such as kimchi and bibimbap, which are not to be missed!🍲
* The temperature in Korea in December is moderate, but the temperature difference between day and night is large, so remember to keep warm!🧣
* Compare prices when shopping and spend rationally.💰
* Respect local culture and do not make loud noises in public places.🤫
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A trip to Korea is a feast of food, shopping, and culture!🎉 Don't forget to share your travel stories~📖✨
Incheon Chinatown is the largest Chinese settlement and Chinese food city in Korea. It is full of red lanterns, traditional buildings and Chinese characters, full of Chinese atmosphere. You can taste authentic Chinese food, such as noodles with soybean paste and Shandong dumplings. There is also a Korean-Chinese Cultural Exhibition Hall, where you can experience the fusion of Chinese and Korean cultures. Celebrations are held during festivals such as the Spring Festival, which are very lively. Take the subway line 1 and get off at Incheon Station. It is a good place to experience Chinese culture in a foreign country.
This area has lots of Chinese restaurants and a Jajjangmyeon Museum! Walking around Chinatown on foot is easy and you can take the subway to get here. Great for pictures too!
Early settlements of Chinese in Korea with lots of museums and old restaurants.
As far as Korea is concerned, Chinatown is really not much, or it can be called Chinatown. Incheon Chinatown is most famous for its miscellaneous sauce noodles. The most famous dishes are fried sauce noodles and seafood spicy noodles. Each restaurant will have its own special dishes or two. Incheon Chinatown was designated as a Chinese settlement after the Qing government's extraterritorial jurisdiction in 1884. It's fitting to come here and learn about the history of Korean Chinese. In the past, most of the shops selling Chinese products here are now Chinese restaurants. In addition, I would like to remind you that most of the Chinese living in Chinatown today are descendants of the second or third generation of early immigrants. Almost everyone has become Korean. The "Chinese Heart" has become very thin, but Chinese cuisine is still very authentic. The Chinese red people in the streets can still feel a strong Chinese flavor. According to my personal experience, the Chinese city must experience a few - "1, fried sauce noodles (Korean people say the most famous is Republican Spring, but in fact this Republican Spring is no longer run by Chinese people, so you do not have to line up here to eat, because there are many cheap and delicious fried sauce noodles in other homes. ) 2. Chinese and Japanese buildings. (This is because there was a clear distinction between the dynasty concessions and the Japanese concessions here. There are very obvious historical traces. We must look carefully at each building. Significant) 3. Chinese snacks. Many of these snacks are different from those now sold in China, such as desktop pineapple crisps. They are very delicious here and must be tasted if you have the chance. ) Traditional Chinese Department Store Gonghe Spring Tower Street Snacks Chinatown Street Architecture (presented by Weihai, China) Nightscape Chinese Red
I went there in December last year. Koreans really like to visit Chinatown in Incheon, because it is the most authentic Chinatown in Korea, and Koreans have become more and more fond of Chinese culture in recent years. Xiao Jin has never been to Chinatown in other countries, so I can't make a comparison. As a person from Northeast China, Xiao Jin also likes to visit here. The older you get, the more you can deeply appreciate the greatness of Chinese culture. [Food]: Xiao Jin had lunch at the "Wandafu" restaurant that day, and you have to queue for lunch. It's really delicious. Chinatown is connected to Japan Street and Songwoldong Mural Village, so you can visit them together.
Chinatown is a place that rips off Koreans, and it's the same rip-off for Chinese people who go there. The streets inside have all the plots and images of the Three Kingdoms characters. There is a small house with wax figures of Chinese stars playing Three Kingdoms characters. One is Liu Yifei, and I forgot the name of the other one. Anyway, there's nothing good about it and I can't afford it.
This Chinatown is the largest in Korea, and its history can be traced back to the birth of Incheon Port. In 1883, Incheon Port was opened, and in 1884, the location of this Chinatown was designated as the extraterritorial territory (concession) of the Qing government at that time. After that, Chinese people who traveled to and from Korea gathered and gradually formed a Chinatown. There are about 40 Chinese restaurants and shops here, and Chinese archways are lined on both sides of the street. There is also a Jjajangmyeon Museum here, and Jjajangmyeon is regarded as a representative of Chinese cuisine in Korea. In addition, there are some facilities related to China, such as the Overseas Chinese Primary School, the Chu-Han Chronicles, and the Three Kingdoms Mural Street.