THE CAPITAL SEOUL IS A MODERN CITY. THERE ARE DEPARTMENT
STORES, SHOPPING PRECINCTS AND COLOURFUL MARKETS AND A
GREAT VARIETY OF SOUVENIR ITEMS. CERTAIN AREAS OF THE
CAPITAL TEND TO SPECIALISE IN CERTAIN TYPES OF SHOPPING.
THE TWO MAJOR SHOPPING AREAS ARE MYONG DONG AND IT' AEWON.
MYONG DONG IS THE FASHION ORIENTATED AREA OF THE CITY WHERE
INTERNATIONAL FASHIONS CAN BE PURCHASED AT REASONABLE
PRICES. IN THE IT AEWON DISTRICT THERE ARE MANY TAILORS
SHOPS WHERE TAILORS WILL MAKE CLOTHES FROM A VARIETY OF
FABRICS. THIS DISTRICT IS ALSO THE PLACE TO FIND KOREAN
SOUVENIRS, ANTIQUES AND OTHER ART ITEMS. THERE IS A LARGE
COLLECTION OF EEL SKIN PRODUCTS AND JEWELLERY.
SEMI PRECIOUS STONES MINED IN KOREA INCLUDE, AMETHYST,
SMOKEY TOPAZ, JADE AND WHITE JADE THESE ARE FASHIONED INTO
JEWELLERLY AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS AND CAN BE
PURCHASED AT REASONABLE PRICES.