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<aside> <img src="/icons/book_red.svg" alt="/icons/book_red.svg" width="40px" /> Introduction
Incheon is a major port city on South Korea's west coast. It's a place where you can experience both history and modernity. You can get to Incheon easily via Incheon International Airport, and there are lots of attractions there, including Chinatown, Songdo Central Park and Wolmido. Chinatown has a great selection of Chinese food, while Songdo Central Park is a high-tech urban experience. Wolmido is a great place for families, thanks to its amusement park and waterfront promenade. You can also take day trips to the surrounding islands, such as Ganghwa Island, for a bit of nature and culture.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/fire_red.svg" alt="/icons/fire_red.svg" width="40px" /> Famous Sites
<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Gyodongdo Daeryong Market
This market was original made by the displaced people who lost their home because of the war between north korea and south korea. The people tried to make a new market which resembles their hometown. Nowadays, most of the natives are dead due to high age, but the market still remain as a perfect place to peek into Korean old market.
Gyodongdo Daeryong Market (교동도 대룡시장) - Things to Do in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Bomunsa Temple
One of the three main Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva temples of Korea. It was first built in A.D. 635 when 회정대사 (The Reformer, one of the Buddhist monks of that age) met Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva while he was training and came down to Nak-ga mountain (Nak-ga means ‘(the place where) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva lives’).
Ganghwa Bomunsa Temple (보문사 (강화)) - 관광지랭킹
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Wolmido Island
Since Street of Culture and Art was first made in 1989.07, Wolmido (‘do’ here means island in Korean words) has been functioning as the center of Culture&Art as well as the place for making new ties between people. The ocean is widely spread, giving bright and exoteric mood to the place. There are also sliced raw fish (회) centers and cafes nearby.
A Guide to Incheon’s Wolmido Island: A Hidden Gem in Korea
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Ganghwa Jeondeungsa Temple
The oldest Buddhism temple of Korea, starting from A.D. 381 when monk Ado established it. Before then, it was used as a mud castle which was built in the time of the Old Joseon dynasty. This temple is also the center of Buddhism for the protection of the nation in Korea. It also holds temple-stay programs in three courses; One-day, Trial, Rest (may differ from the official names, but it basically goes like that).
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Incheon Grand Park
The only grand park of Incheon where there is huge space with green organisms filled in. You can enjoy fresh air and chill out inside the peaceful atmosphere of this park. There may also be many families taking a family picnic. If you’re interested in Koreans taking family picnics outside, this may be a good choice for you.
Incheon Grand Park - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Sinpo International Market
This market that started from a premium vegetable vendor street that sold high-quality vegetables to rich foreigners. Inheritance from its origin gave this market several unique features. For instance, there are information desks and self-office which supports foreign travelers as well as merchants who visit the market. Also, it is a market rich with delicious markets foods and original restaurants of many franchise shops.
Sinpomandoo (신포우리만두) is one of the case. They once held a branch at the writer’s hometown. I used to go there with my mom to enjoy jjolmyeon (a cold noodle similar to naengmyeon, the one generally translated as cold noodle, but has a thicker noodle and only served with hot sauce) and mandoo (dumpling). To give you a little tip, they have several choices for the hot sauce (in terms of how ‘HOT’ they are….) and as a very healthy Korean kid who enjoys shinramen without feeling it hot, I felt the least hot one comfortable, and the middle one a bit hot. So if you’re not that strong on hot (in Korean standard) items, don’t have second thoughts and just choose the least hot one.
Sinpo International Market: A Local’s Guide
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Eurwangni Beach
A beautiful white sand beach with pine tree forest and artistic rock formations around. It is crescent shaped, and is famous for beautiful sunsets. There are many accommodation around where you can enjoy sports. If you’re interested in fishing, you can rent a ship to go out to the ocean and try fishing.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Yeongjongdo Island
This island will first greet you with its fabulous fish market. You can try raw fish / seafood slices which were caught that exact day at the nearby seas. There is also an small, old temple (about 1,000 years old) called Yonggungsa Temple nearby. And the road to that temple is famous for its beauty.
Yeongjong Island, Incheon: A Tourist’s Guide to Things to Do
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Ganghwa Chojijin Fort
A stone fortress which was first built in A.D. 1655. It is important in Korean modern history since this was one of the warm corners in two big battels: one with the U.S., another with the Japanese.
Chojijin Fortress | 강화 초지진 : TRIPPOSE
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Sorae Port
An old port with sorrows of the colonial people, and displaced people embedded. It was first made by the Japanese when they tried to exploit salt from Korea in the colonial years. After Korea became independent, the Korean war broke out, kicking out loads of people from their hometown. After the war stopped, those people gathered to this port, went out to the seas to gather seafood, made pickled seafood, and sold it to the inland. Nowadays they still show great affection to the visitors, and is famous for its pickled seafood.
Sorae Port (소래포구) - Sightseeing - Korea travel and tourism information
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Gwangseongbo Fortress
A stone fortress which was first built in A.D. 1658. There was a big battle between the U.S. and Joseon in 1871, and this fort was where the battle was the most intense.
Gwangseongbo Fortress, Incheon
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Ganghwa Dolmen
Korea’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a site with several dolmens spread across the field. You can peek through the funeral culture of ancient people by visiting this place.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" alt="/icons/map-pin_red.svg" width="40px" /> Incheon Chinatown
First starting as the extraterritoriality of China, many Chinese people lived here and made their own unique street. The famous cuisine, jajangmyeon was developed here. Though the first generation of those Chinese are mostly dead, their descendants took over their shops and still keep this place as an exotic, Chinese-styled street. If you love Chinese food and want to figure out how it developed in Korea, this place is strongly recommended to you.
Incheon Chinatown: All You Need To Know
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