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Hwanghakgyo Bridge
Hwanghakgyo Bridge in cheonggyecheon in Hwanghakgyo Bridge Hwanghakgyo is a bridge connecting Cheonggyecheon Stream and Hwanghak-dong, a town with a legend
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Hwanghakgyo Bridge Hwanghakgyo is a bridge connecting Cheonggyecheon Stream and Hwanghak-dong, a town with a legend that ascetics came in and out riding Hwanghak, a stork. It is a newly constructed bridge during the restoration project of Cheonggyecheon Stream in 2005. A market where poor women sold their hair After the Korean War, the refugees formed a shantytown and settled at the Cheonggyecheon Stream around Hwanghak-dong, running street stalls for their livelihood. These stores later became a market that trades antiques. Hwanghak-dong Market was also famous for a market where poor women sold their hair. Their hair were later made into wigs, which was a major export in the 1960s. Flea Market After the construction that covered the Cheonggyecheon Stream in 1969, the shantytown were demolished, and legally permitted antique stores entered the Hwanghak Market. At that time, the relics were regarded as old items due to the influence of Saemaeul Movement. As a result, many cultural heritages were treated as antiques and were poured out to the markets. At the time, antique merchants traveled all over the country to collect goods; national treasure were occasionally found during this process. In the late 1970s, a dealer bought a bronze tool with agronomic patterns from a warehouse in Daejeon. Hwanghak Market was also called ‘Flea Market’ because of the merchants who ran across the country like fleas to collect antiques. In 1983, a shopping district that traded antiques was created in Janganpyeong, so the antique stores of Hwanghak Market moved there. Doggaebi Market As the antique shops moved out, the street vendors crowded to this market. From this time on, Hwanghak-dong Market was called ‘Doggaebi Market’, which means goblin. This name ‘Doggaebi’ was given because those street vendors quickly disappeared during the crackdown, and then appeared again. It was also because the secondhand goods sold in the Hwanghak-dong Market were reformed like new products through repairs. It was also called ‘Gaemi Market’, which means an ant. This name was created because the street vendors diligently collected old items like ants. Today's Hwanghakgyo Bridge was newly constructed in 2005.
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