Itinerary

KINTEX → Incheon Station → Wolmi Park → Incheon Chinatown → Lunch → Incheon Open Port’s Modern Architecture Exhibition Hall → Incheon Art Platform → Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village → Sinpo International Market → Hotel

1. KINTEX

   Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) is an international exhibition and convention center established jointly by the government and local governments located in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, approximately 23 kilometres from Seoul, South Korea. It comprises two exhibition centers, one of which is connected to the office building of its parent company KINTEX Inc., and is the largest "MICE" venue in South Korea.

2. Incheon Station

   Incheon Station is a subway station that opened in 1974 and has a long history. In particular, it is a place where all experiences of smart cities begin, and now history and state-of-the-art digital technology coexist.

3. Wolmi Park

   Wolmi Park is not only a well-preserved natural ecosystem, but also a venue for the modern and contemporary powers, and its historical characteristics are high, making it a natural ecological park and a historical park. Wolmi Park is a highly valuable park for students and a healthy resting place for citizens.

4. Incheon Chinatown

   Incheon Chinatown the only one in Korea has been a popular place to visit since the Ching Dynasty's consulate opened in 1884. The establishment of regular ship routes between China's Shandong Peninsula and Incheon brought many Chinese who settled in Bukseong-Dong and Seonnin-Dong. Their numbers increased to 10000 and Bukseong-Dong became known as "Little China". Most of these Chinese sold imported Chinese food goods salt and Korean gold. The area became known for its Chinese restaurants and stores. Incheon's Chinese population begin decrease in 1948 when changes in Korean laws caused a reversal of fortune among Chinatown's merchants. In 1949 the Chinese government placed a ban on their citizens traveling abroad. Now a half-century later Incheon's Chinatown is undergoing a revival. thanks to a city urban renewal project.

5. Lunch

6. Incheon Open Port’s Modern Architecture Exhibition Hall

   Incheon Open Port’s Modern Architecture Exhibition Hall was originally built by Japan and was the place where the Incheon Branch of Japanese 18th Bank was located.The Bank, headquartered in Nagasaki, Japan, opened the Incheon branch in 1890 when merchants in Nagasaki made great profits from brokerage trade in which British cotton fabrics imported from Shanghai were imported and exported back to the Korean market.The Japanese 18th Bank is also the place where traces of a painful past remain, because it is where Japan intentionally established the branch with the aim of trying to dominate the Korean financial world.

7. Incheon Art Platform

   The art platform was opened in September 2009 as a cultural and artistic creative space created by remodeling modern port-opening buildings in Haean-dong, Jung-gu, as part of the Incheon Metropolitan City's original urban regeneration project. It is a creative space for culture and arts that encompasses the entire process of art creation, distribution, enjoyment, and education, and is the origin of new culture and arts that are constantly changing as well as revitalizing local culture.

8. Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village

   There are cute fairy tale murals and sculptures installed, and you can enjoy various experiences such as mysterious paintings in Trick Art Story. Instagram hot pick place ~

9. Sinpo International Market

   A traditional market formed after the opening of the port of Incheon 100 years ago, and it was a place where you can experience foreign cultures. Today, Sinpo International Market attracts tourists with various famous foods and restaurants.

10. Hotel

    

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