At Yangdong Market, map the food, textile, household, and industrial sections before choosing one product to study and one meal. The official representative hours are 07:00–21:00, but vegetables can begin before dawn and general-goods shops often start later. Treat the market’s May 1980 solidarity as community history, not a food-marketing slogan.
A route that starts at the stationYangdong Market · Gwangju
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Yangdong MarketAbout 5 min to Market mapThe suggested exit may not be the lift exit. With luggage or mobility needs, prioritise the accessible route.
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