Seongnam Moran Folk 5-Day Market, 522 Stalls Relocated

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The 'Seongnam Moran Folk 5-Day Market,' the largest of its kind in the country held every 5 days, will rearrange the 522 store spaces by product category and make its debut on the 4th.

Seongnam City announced on the 1st that it has subdivided the existing five sections?agricultural and marine products, industrial products, food, entrance area, and wholesale chili?into 16 sections: vegetables and fruits, seafood, pet supplies, poultry, freshwater products, puffed snacks, flowers, medicinal herbs and grains, retail chili, industrial goods and miscellaneous items, snacks, clothing and hangers, food, Pumba (street performance), wholesale chili, and grandmother stalls.

The purpose is to create a market environment where customers can easily find and purchase the items they want.

Among the subdivided categories, the grandmother stalls are booths operated by seniors aged 75 and older, previously classified under the entrance area. Twenty-five booths are fully arranged near the entrance of Seongnam-daero Market, where the elderly sell coffee, garlic, medicinal herbs, lettuce, and more.

Starting from the 4th of next month, a traditional folk game experience area featuring Yutnori and Tuho, along with a customer rest area, will be set up near the food section of the market and will operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A city official explained, "The rearrangement of stores was done considering the flow of customer traffic," adding, "It will be a new opportunity to revitalize the Moran Folk 5-Day Market."

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market, held on days ending with 4 and 9, is set up in a parking lot covering 17,000 square meters within the Yeosu Public Housing District, 4931 Seongnam-dong, Jungwon-gu.

It is equipped with auxiliary facilities (5,575 square meters) including rest areas, a support center from basement level 1 to the 2nd floor above ground, and restrooms.

The Moran Folk 5-Day Market attracts up to 60,000 visitors on weekdays and 100,000 on holidays. Due to COVID-19, it was closed 25 times from February 24 last year until January 24 this year.

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