The market opens on days ending in 4 and 9. There are various theories as to the origin of Moran Market, but today's market opened on its present site in 1990 when city officials decided to revive the five-day market tradition on a redeveloped site behind Songnam's intercity bus terminal. Moran Market offers a much broader selection of goods than the average country market and draws shoppers from near and far. The market is divided by product. There is a section for dried foods such as beans and sesame seeds, a section for vegetables, for fruits, chili peppers, garlic, herbs, dried fish, fresh fish, clothing, shoes, and flowers.
Butchers sell pork, beef, and dog meat.
There are stalls for piping hot noodles, stuffed pork intestines and wine, and traveling salesmen hawk all manner of cure-alls. In autumn, the busiest season, the market attracts 2,000 merchants and 50,000 shoppers a day.