Moran Folk Five-Day Market

Moran Folk 5-Day Market is a comprehensive traditional market located in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. It is the largest folk five-day market in the country, held every five days on the 4th and 9th at the end of every month. Get off at Exit 5 of Moran Station on Suin Bundang Line or Subway Line 8 and go straight up. If you look down from the rooftop of the building across the main street, you can see the Moran Folk 5-day Market covered in colorful parasols at a glance.
As the uniqueness of the Moran Folk 5-day Market as a traditional market in the city became known through word of mouth, it began to make a name for itself as one of the most popular ‘specialty markets’ in the country. Even as traditional markets were declining nationwide, they continued to develop into folk markets while maintaining their own tradition and unique diversity.
Moran is the name given to the place when wasteland in the Seongnam area was reclaimed in the 1960s, and this is where the history of the Moran Folk Market, held every five days, began. Moran Market started with a man named Kim Chang-sook who moved south to Pyongyang, leaving his widowed mother behind. After enlisting in the military and serving in the Korean War, he was promoted to colonel and reclaimed the area around Moran Market, which was now a wasteland. As people began to gather one by one, they named the place ‘Moran,’ which symbolizes Pyongyang, where my mother lives. Afterwards, as living problems arose, the five-day market was opened, which is said to be the beginning of the peony market.
To create a better environment for the Moran Folk 5-day Market where history and culture coexist, the 5-day market was moved to nearby Dunchon-daero 68, Seongnam-dong, Jungwon-gu in February 2018. It is more than twice as large as before. Water supply and sewerage and electrical facilities that did not exist in the previous market were installed, and facilities such as customer restrooms, a performance hall, a rest area, and a lighting tower were also installed. It is divided into four areas: the Entry Department (Grandmother's Market), the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Department of Commerce and Industry, and the Department of Food. As the environment improved and the items handled expanded to everything necessary for daily life, including grains, vegetables, fish, flowers, medicinal herbs, clothing and miscellaneous goods, it became the largest five-day market in the country.

Accessible travel information

Machine-translated from Korean.

Mobility

Parking

Parking for people with disabilities available_Barrier-free facilities

Access route

No step at the entrance; wheelchair accessible

Entrance passage

The main entrance has no threshold; wheelchair accessible

Elevator

Elevator available