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Dongincheon Station, Incheon: Korea’s First Church, First Theater, and First Cathedral

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Aerial view of a dense low-rise neighborhood on a slope with container cranes and the harbor in the background

Dongincheon Station is not a place people plan to visit. It is a stop on Line 1 that most travelers pass through on the way to Chinatown, two stations further west. The area around it looks like what it is — a downtown that stopped being the downtown about forty years ago. What is easy … Read more

Incheon Chinatown: The Birthplace of Jjajangmyeon, Explained

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Ornate multi-roofed Chinese gate spanning a street entrance with a blue plaque at its center

Most foreign visitors to Korea skip Incheon Chinatown for a simple reason: a Chinatown in Korea sounds redundant. If you have already seen the ones in San Francisco or London, why spend an hour on the subway for a smaller version? That logic misses what this place actually is. Incheon Chinatown is not an outpost … Read more