Seoul's loud and chaotic fish market resists futuristic move
Vendors say they prefer the sprawling, run-down old site they have called home for 45 years
Seoul
SEOUL's oldest and largest fish market - a city landmark and tourist hot-spot - is fighting a move to a futuristic, half-a-billion-dollar facility, with vendors insisting they prefer the sprawling, run-down site they have called home for 45 years.
The dispute mirrors others in the vibrant South Korean capital, where design upgrades of some traditional locations and neighbourhoods are being fiercely resisted.
Nestled between densely packed high-rises in the southern part of the city, Noryangjin Wholesale Fisheries Market is a 24-hour sensory overload that sells pretty much every seafood imaginable - much of it still alive.
The Suhyup corporation which manages the market wants it moved into a shiny, steel and glass, state-of-the-art facility that it b…
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