Glamorous Seoul

Hi there! It's Natalie writing again.With the popularity of Korean pop culture, you must have heard about Seoul, right? This time, I'm going to introduce this wonderful place to you guys:)

Seoul, which is the capital of Korea, is a well-known and popular city for travelling. Let's talk about its history first. The name of this city has been changed for several times,besides "Hanseong (한성; 漢城) ",It had been called as Hanyang (한양; 漢陽) and Gyeongseong (경성; 京城) as well. But the government officially changed its name into Seoul(서울특별시;首爾) in 2005.

Strawberry Smoothie

Have you been to Seoul? If yes, have you visited the largest market there? Yup! You are right, The biggest market is Dongdaemun Market.It has been designated as the  a Special Tourism Zone (관광특구) since 2002.This market is divided into five districts, including A, B ,C ,D, E and a shopping town. It is a shopping paradise which sells everything, clothes, shoes, sporting goods,electronic goods,you name it!Besides go shopping, you can enjoy a wide variety of snacks ,drinks and food there! When I was travelling in Seoul, the food I liked the most was Strawberry Smoothie , It was so refreshing and cool! It was the most suitable drink for summer!You can't miss it when you go there!

Doota! is one of the malls in
 Dongdaemun Market area

Besides Dongdaemun Market, Myeong Dong(명동,明洞) is also a  place worth-going! Myeong Dong is not just famous for selling pricey goods, but also for  its unique event- Myeongdong Festival ! The festival is held twice a year, the first celebration is organized in Spring,from the end of March to the middle of April in Spring . As for the second one, it is held in Autumn ,for the whole September. If you want to see the music and dance performances or fashion shows there, please check the date for the festival before visiting! It is okay if you aren't interested in cultural and entertaining event as most of the shops and stores will have special sale in Myeong Dong Festival!  



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