Hansan 5-Day Market | Market Guide | K-Travel Mate

Hansan 5-Day Market is held every month on the 1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, and 26th between Hansan Terminal and Hansan Elementary School. Additionally, there are alley shops that are always open even on days when the market is not held. Although registered as a regular market in 1956, it is said to have been established before the Joseon Dynasty. On the vegetable street at the market entrance, various vegetables and grains such as spinach, radish, carrot, shepherd's purse, and mugwort are abundant. The seafood section offers Seocheon's specialty, Bakdae fish, and the general goods section sells everything from black and yellow rubber bands to clothespins, cotton swabs, toothbrushes, nail clippers, and Italian towels. The market’s famous specialty is Hansan mosijado, a ramie fabric worn since the Three Kingdoms period, likened to 'dragonfly wings' for its light and cool summer wear. Hansan ramie is known for its fine threads and bright shine, regarded as the best in Joseon’s eight provinces. Most of Korea’s ramie is traded here in Hansan, and the ramie market briefly opens between 4 and 5 a.m. before disappearing, known as a 'flash market.' This market is also called 'Anjang' or 'Hansanjang.' Despite this, it is crowded beyond measure with merchants from the local area and across the country.