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The sprawling, high-rise 24-hour shopping experience that is Dongdaemun is the largest
of several markets east of the city. You can shop for clothing here, and flea-market goods,
antiques and herbal medicines further east. There's dramatic contemporary architecture in
the shape of Dongdaemun Plaza & Park, while a stroll along a quieter section of the
Cheong-gye-cheon is a pleasant way to see off-the-beaten-track things.
Some of Seoul's most charming neighbourhoods are clustered on three of the city's guard-
ian mountains. Downhill from Naksan you'll find the student and performing arts hub of
Daehangno. Moving anti-clockwise across to Bukaksan first comes Seongbuk-dong then
Buam-dong, quietly affluent residential districts. The slopes of Inwangsan are home to the
city's most famous shamanist shrine and there's a good park dedicated to the country's in-
dependence at Seodaemun.
