Busan China Town
South Korea - Daegu - Incheon - Jeju - Seoul - Daejeon
Situated near the Incheon subway station, Busan China Town is a home away from home for the Chinese people living in Busan over a long time. Once prosperous and rich through dominating the trade and commerce of Incheon region, Busan China Town is especially remarkable for a large number of restaurants offering delicious Chinese dishes.
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Tourists can easily locate the area by the entrance gate to Chinatown. Distinctly following Chinese style in shape and structure, this gate originally belongs to a Chinese Restaurant named 'Jakeumsong.' Catering to the religious needs of Chinese Christian community, Incheon Chinese Church, founded in 1917 still stands beside Taewon Oriental Medicine stand. The streets are packed with houses reflecting a combination of both Chinese and Korean architecture. The uphill houses built in early period near Daechang Chinese restaurant are fashioned in pure Chinese style
The shops and restaurants in the area retain their Chinese characteristics by flaunting de Chinese folk paintings and display cases decked with all kinds of items from China including liquor bottles, incense, dishes, and utensils used for religious services
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Tourists can easily locate the area by the entrance gate to Chinatown. Distinctly following Chinese style in shape and structure, this gate originally belongs to a Chinese Restaurant named 'Jakeumsong.' Catering to the religious needs of Chinese Christian community, Incheon Chinese Church, founded in 1917 still stands beside Taewon Oriental Medicine stand. The streets are packed with houses reflecting a combination of both Chinese and Korean architecture. The uphill houses built in early period near Daechang Chinese restaurant are fashioned in pure Chinese style
The shops and restaurants in the area retain their Chinese characteristics by flaunting de Chinese folk paintings and display cases decked with all kinds of items from China including liquor bottles, incense, dishes, and utensils used for religious services
The History of Busan China Town
To develop trade and commercial exchange between China and Korea, a Chinese consulate was opened in 1884. Following the establishment of Chinese school and church gradually the Chinese community of Busan China Town grew both in number and wealth. During 1940’s the area flourished by importing Chinese silk, medicine herbs and Chinaware. Now the area is shorn of its former glory owing to The Korean War and regulations against Chinese in 1960’s and limited to only a pocket in Busan.
