Following the signing of China-Korea Treaty in 1882, Incheon was designated as the extraterritoriality of Ching Dynasty and the Incheon Port opened in 1883 to begin modern trade between China and Korea. The Chinatown was over 100 years old and all businesses remain are now run by second and third generation. Having been to many Chinatown around the world, this Incheon Chinatown is quite impressive with new red paints and carries a lot of traditional Chinese characters.
Locating right across from Incheon station, this Junghwaga Gate is the main entrance to the China Town. 乘坐地鐵到仁川站出口對面就是中華門，也是唐人街的第一個入口。As soon as you walk up the China Town, there are many Chinese signs and buildings in sight. This is a “shopping mall” looking entrance to a few shops selling Chinese goods and food. 走入中華街就會看到許多中文招牌，最大最搶眼是這座類似市集的建築，有獨立的牌坊入口，裏面居然有一條船做裝飾，旁邊有商店和售賣小吃的攤檔和小商店。 These size of a young coconut balls are called Gongal Bread. It’s hollow in middle with just a thin crust. I’ve never seen this but it meant to be a traditional Chinese bread? 這些像椰青般大小的球是空心的，只有一層薄薄的脆皮，話說是中國傳統麵包，從來沒見過。The China Town is full of Chinese restaurants. It must be a popular tourist destination. 唐人街上很多餐廳，而且規模很大，相信這裏是旅遊景點。There are also many shops selling drinks, snacks, toys and random goods. 路上也有很多商店售賣飲品、小吃、玩具及其他產品。Not sure if it’s because I am not too Chinese, I don’t recognize many of the “Chinese” products. 不知道是否我不太中國，有很多所謂傳統的中國產品我都不認識。The decoration of Peking Opera on the street. Everything looks very new, nice and clean. 路邊牆上有立體的京劇面譜做裝飾壁畫，有沒有留意這裏的建築和裝飾都很鮮豔和乾淨，完全不像有過百年歷史的中華街。The buildings on the China Town Streets are so traditional that the area looks like a filming site for ancient Chinese movies. 中華街上看到的建築物都很傳統，有點像拍戲的古裝街。I think that this bronze dragon is not a regular sewage lid. It’s a decoration. So fancy. 地上這個圓形的龍好像不是平常看到的水渠蓋，應該是裝飾，有點豪華。One of the amazing thing in the Incheon China Town is the “Three Kingdoms” mural street. There are two sections of streets illustrating stories of the warlord period in China during AD220-280. 這裏最有特色的景點之一是「三國誌壁畫街」和「楚漢誌壁畫街」，可以邊走邊看歷史故事，但全部韓文。It’s an interesting walk through the mural street, looking at the illustrated stories during a complicated period of tripartite division of China. 沿路走可以看看中國三國時代的故事和著名歷史人物，項羽、劉備、張飛、曹操等造型，很有趣。Inhwamun Gate, another entrance to the China Town. Doesn’t it look more Chinese than those in China. 仁華門，是唐人街的另一個入口，金碧輝煌。There are many photo spot in the China Town, including this Jjiajangmyeon Mandu (Dumpling) Sculpture which is just a decoration outside a restaurant. 這裏到處都有拍照景點，連餐廳外面都有餃子麵店的雕塑。
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