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Jongno Jewelry Shopping Street ( 종로보석쇼핑거리 )
Place Category: Shopping and Street
Jongno Jewelry Shopping Street is located in Jongno of Seoul, is well known nationwide.
It is estimated to house between 2,000 and 4,000 jewelry stores of every size and packed close together in one district.
Koreans love Jewelry very much.
Jongno district has always had a large floating population and has been a well-developed commercial area since olden times. The jewelry street in its current form has existed since the 1960s. Even though the area has repeatedly undergone major changes to its academic and entertainment venues, the jewelry street continues to be as lively as ever. At present, about 70 percent of the domestic jewelry market is traded on Jongno Jewelry Shopping Street.
Shopping here is up to 50% cheaper.