Yanji West Market
延吉西市场 · Yánjí Xī Shìchǎng
A five-floor indoor market and Yanbian’s great hub for Korean-Chinese food: kimchi counters, rice cakes, dried seafood, ginseng and mountain herbs, plus a food court for cold noodles and blood sausage.
No booking needed1–2 hours
Tip
Go in the morning when the kimchi and rice-cake stalls are fullest. Many shops will vacuum-pack and post dried goods for you, but fresh food and herbs usually cannot go through customs at home.
- Opening hours
- About 08:00–16:30 (fresh-food floors open earlier, from about 06:00); closes early in winter and around Chinese New Year To be confirmed
- Price
- Free to enter; snacks ¥5–30
- How to book
- Just walk in. Most stalls take WeChat Pay and Alipay; carry some cash for small vendors.
- Getting there
- In the centre north of the Buerhatong River, about 10 minutes by taxi from most hotels; bus stops “西市场” and “西市场北”.
- Address in Chinese
- 吉林省延边朝鲜族自治州延吉市参花街819号延吉西市场
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