Seoul This is a first in a series of articles in shopping in Korea. While prices in Korea have crept up over the past few years, there are still lots of bargians to be had in one hunts around.
Shopping here is a little unlike Western countries.
Often these are less well known to foreigners and the bargains go a begging. Since 3000 B.C. Korean artisans have woven cloth of silk, ramie, hemp and cotton to satisfy the nation s physical, spiritual and cultural needs. During the last century the Korean textiles industry was transformed by the introduction of large scale mechanization and the development of new materials. As the new industry flourished and grew to become one of the nation s leading export sectors it did so in a way that integrated its heritage. In present-day Korea the ancient and the modern live hand in hand and to see them do so in one place, such as at Kwang jang Market can be an entirely encapsulating living experience.