Operation of Dongdaemun-gu 'Seolmaji Agricultural and Marine Products Direct Market'

On the 16th, from 10 AM to 4 PM, 13 sister cities and counties, village enterprises, and Gyeongdong Market Youth Mall will participate in selling over 170 local specialty items at the plaza in front of the district office.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yu Deok-yeol) is holding the ‘2020 Lunar New Year Agricultural and Marine Products Direct Market’ ahead of the nation’s major holiday, Seollal.

The annual ‘Seollal Direct Market’ is an event where Dongdaemun-gu supplies high-quality and fresh specialty products from its sister cities and counties at prices lower than the market to its residents. It has received great praise from both consumers and producers.

This year’s event will take place on the 16th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the plaza in front of the district office.

Thirteen sister cities and counties of Dongdaemun-gu will participate, offering about 150 specialty agricultural and marine products from each region at prices approximately 10-20% lower than the market.

Additionally, Dongdaemun-gu’s village enterprises, the Women’s Federation, and Gyeongdong Market Youth Mall will also join to sell about 20 items.

The main products for sale include △honey and perilla oil from Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi △apples and yugwa (traditional rice snacks) from Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk △pears and pear juice from Naju, Jeonnam △shiitake mushrooms and chestnuts from Cheongyang, Chungnam △deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata) and hangwa (traditional Korean sweets) from Jecheon, Chungbuk. These items are suitable not only for ancestral rites but also as gifts for family, relatives, and friends during the holiday.

The district expects this direct market to help lower residents’ Seollal grocery expenses and contribute to increasing the income of farmers in sister cities.

Yu Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “We hope residents purchase high-quality agricultural and marine products at affordable prices at the direct market. We will continue to strengthen cooperation so that our district and sister cities can prosper together.”

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