Tongin-dong | |
Translit Lang1: | Korean |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 통인동 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Hanja |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Tong in dong |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | T'ong in tong |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Hangul |
Translit Lang2 Type1: | Hanja |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Korea |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Blank Name Sec1: | Dialect |
Tongin-dong is a dong, neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is a legal dong (법정동) administered under its administrative dong (행정동), Hyoja-dong.[1] [2]
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 . 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]