Tongin-dong
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Tongin-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동 法定洞) administered under its administrative dong (행정동 行政洞), Hyoja-dong.[1][2]
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Tongin-dong | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 통인동 |
• Hanja | 通仁洞 |
• Revised Romanization | Tong in dong |
• McCune–Reischauer | T'ong in tong |
Country | South Korea |
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Tongin Market in Tongin-dong is on the Seoul list of Asia's 10 greatest street food cities for the tteokbokki.[3]
The famed Korean king Sejong the Great was born in this area; during that time, the area was called Junsubang (준수방). There is a small placard dedicated to Sejong on a main street in this area. The house of writer Yi Sang is also in the area.[4]