Sewing machine in Gwangjang Market

Mangwon Market and Gwangjang Market are two traditional markets that have survived for decades in the changing city. In the span of a few strides a shopper might pass a vegetable stall, banchan vendor, butcher, noodle restaurant, underwear shop, ho dduk grill and fishmonger. As one moves through the covered Mangwon Market, the soundscape is pierced by the calls of vendors shouting out their wares. Across town at the Gwangjang Market a tailor's sewing machine hums among the traditional Hanbok shops. South of the river, the Noryangjin Market is entirely devoted to seafood.

This is a sewing machine in Gwangjang Market.

Part of the city sound guide to Seoul by Michael Meyer - for more city guides and to hear the Seoul guide in full, visit https://citiesandmemory.com/city-sound-guides