Geumsan Ginseng Market
- +82-41-750-2012 / Geumsan-eup Office / +82-41-750-9251 / Geumsan Agricultural Cooperative / +82-41-753-3219 / Geumsan Ginseng Market Admin Office / +82-41-750-2626, 751-2484 / Geumsan Tourist Information Center
Overview
Geumsan is widely known as the largest ginseng market in Korea, holding 80% of the nation’s ginseng trade. Along with its enormous ginseng industry, Geumsan is also rising as the largest herbal medicine market in the country. The Geumsan Ginseng & Herbal Medicine Market is a traditional market with a long-standing history, offering a variety of health products at its international market, Susam Center, Ginseng Medicinal Market and shopping center.
Products here are 20-50% cheaper than elsewhere. Merchants and consumers from all over the country gather at the Geumsan Market on the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd and 27th of every month starting at 2am. The Geumsan Ginseng Town is a 9-story ginseng and herbal medicine department store situated within the Geumsan Ginseng & Herbal Medicine Market. It offers ginseng and herbal medicine at remarkably affordable prices.
Utilization information
Opening hours, closed days and other practical details.
- Contact
- • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-41-750-2012
Geumsan-eup Office
+82-41-750-9251
Geumsan Agricultural Cooperative
+82-41-753-3219
Geumsan Ginseng Market Admin Office
+82-41-750-2626, 751-2484
Geumsan Tourist Information Center - Opening hours
- 08:00-18:00
- Closed
- Herbal Medicine Market closes on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of every month
- Products
- Geumsan Ginseng (Hongsam (red ginseng), Susam (fresh ginseng)), herbal medicine, etc.
Updated 2016.04.14
Access
How to get here by subway or bus, with a map.
Routes and travel time from your current location open in Google Maps. Naver Map is shown in Korean.
From Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal or Seoul Express Bus Terminal,
Take an intercity bus to Geumsan (금산).
Geumsan Ginseng Market is a 15min-walk from the Geumsan Bus Terminal.
24, Insamnyakcho-ro, Geumsan-eup, Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
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