Like some panel out of a dystopian sci-fi movie, Gwangjang market glistens and glows in the evening light with its surreal neon lights defying the darkness. You could easily miss it if you were driving past on the busy roadway out front, but if you're out on foot it'd be hard to miss the scents and steams billowing off the market through all its hours of operation. Not only is the market a bustling oasis of tasty things surrounded by the wholesale fashion and textile industry shops intermeshed throughout the market area's labyrinthine halls and alleys, but it's not far from Dongdaemun, a busy neighborhood with a lot of different influences and businesses operating within the local framework, and a lot of the business people who work nearby find themselves to the steaming halls for some food, even well into the late night. Not all of the stalls will stay open, but those that do will often be going late into the evening. I was able to pop over after a full day's shift to find many places still open for business. It's fascinating to see the change of pace as the market goes "after-hours" and caters less to the tourist populace than the locals.
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NAU
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