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Icheon |
Icheon (이천시, 利川市, advantage.river.city) is a city in Gyeonggi-do. The population as of 2004 was 192,725, including:
- 190,808 Koreans and
- 1,917 non-Koreans.
[edit] Restaurants and Bars
[edit] Restaurants
As the average Korean, Japanese, and Chinese restaurants are in abundance throughout Korea and are easy for foreigners to find, the following restaurants reflect a sampling of restaurants considered to be either popular or are western-friendly choices and other ethnic foods.
[edit] Shopping
- Icheon Kong Panjang is a fair-sized supermarket located in the basement under the Joong-Ang Shijang, with access from the main street on the north side. One feature of this place is the good selection of bulk products - 3 kg. packages of cheonggukjang (if anyone has a use for that much....) And #10 cans at good prices - A restaurant-size can of sphaghetti sauce goes for just a bit over 5,000 won. Often in Korea one pays close to that for a small jar.....
- E-Mart is located out in the northeast corner of Icheon's urban area, along Highway 70.
- Many of the popular chain clothing shops are located on a road one block north of the main road, paralleling it, from the Catholic cathedral to near the bus terminal.
[edit] Public markets
- JoongAng Shijang in downtown Icheon, a couple blocks west of the bus station, consists of a large building full of clothing stalls, with some food stalls along the sidewalk in front.
- Icheon Shijang is a couple blocks north and a little west.
- The whole of downtown seems like a shijang sometimes - there are stalls and folks selling things along the sidewalks in many areas, coming and going depending on the time of day.
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Buildings of interest
- Icheon City Hall on the south side of Icheon.
- Icheon Post Office is 3 or 4 blocks south of JungAng Shijang and a couple blocks west.
- Catholic Cathedral is on the south side of the main street a few blocks west of JungAng Shijang.
- Icheon Municipal Museum. Tel. (031) 644-2068. Exhibits relative to Icheon-shi. Open 9a.m to 6 p.m. (5 p.m. in winter)
- Icheon World Ceramic Center. Tel. (031) 631-6507. A museum of ceramics.
[edit] Parks and outdoor recreation
- Namcheon Park is located kitty-cornered from the southwest corner of the JoongAng Shijang. There's just a playground, rest room, a couple of gazebos, a few trees and benches.
- Seolbong Park is just southwest of urban Icheon. There's a tourist info office here, a lake, a fortress, hiking trails. The World Ceramics Center and the Icheon Municipal Museum are located in this area.
[edit] Janghowen
This is an urban area located in the far southeast corner of Icheon-shi. This area is known for its peach production. Buses stop in the terminal here from Icheon, Eumseong, Chungju, Yeoju. Its twin city, Gamkok is just across the river, but in the northern reaches of Eumseong-gun.
[edit] See Also
[edit] Transportation
Icheon is an hour bus ride from Cheonho Station, where you can you access most areas on Seoul Subway, with relative ease. Also, you can take a 45-50 minute bus to the popular Bundang area.
[edit] Getting there
- Air. Nearest airports with commercial service are in Seoul and Incheon.
- Train. No train service to Icheon.
- Bus. Buses to and from Dong Seoul, Bucheon, Suwon, Seongnam, Cheongju, Jeomchon, Eumseong, Yeoju, Wonju, Gangneung, etc. The Intercity Bus Terminal is located in the Southeast part of Icheon, not far from the lake.
- Highway. Highway 3 runs through Icheon and Highway 42 runs just southeast of the urban area. Expressways 35, 37 and 50 run very close and #45 starts a little bit east, via Expressway 50.
[edit] Local transport
There is a local bus service. 1400 won fare.
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