Jajangmyeon Museum
{{Short description|Food museum in Jung, Incheon, South Korea}}
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| established = 28 April 2012
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| location = Jung, Incheon, South Korea
| type = food museum
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The Jajangmyeon Museum ({{langx|ko|짜장면박물관}}) is a food museum in Jung District, Incheon, South Korea. It focuses on the history of the Korean Chinese cuisine dish jajangmyeon.{{cite web|url=https://www.afar.com/places/jajangmyeon-museum-incheon|title=Jajangmyeon Museum | Incheon|website=AFAR|accessdate=2017-08-17}}
History
{{Main article|Gonghwachun#History}}
The museum is located inside the historic former restaurant Gonghwachun ({{Korean|hangul=공화춘|hanja=共和春}}). The restaurant was founded in either 1905,{{Cite web |date=2015-09-16 |title=The birth of Jajangmyeon, "Incheon Gonghwachun" - |url=https://english.seoul.go.kr/birth-jajangmyeon-incheon-gonghwachun/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Seoul Metropolitan Government |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=공화춘의역사 |url=https://gonghwachun.co.kr/gonghwachun |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=gonghwachun.co.kr |language=ko}} 1907,{{Cite web |last=노 |first=정동 |date=2018-10-15 |title='짜장면 원조' 공화춘, 프랜차이즈 식당된다 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/201810156219g |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Korea Economic Daily |language=ko}}{{Cite web |last=윤 |first=상진 |date=2023-02-07 |title=1907년 신장개업 공화춘… 짜장면에 담은 화교의 삶 |url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/book/2023/02/08/NCVYUR4A4ZD7LF236RAFSHQSVU/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}} or 1908{{Cite web |title=Gonghwachun Restaurant in Seollin-dong, Incheon |url=https://english.khs.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=79&ccebAsno=02460000&sCcebCtcd=23&pageIndex=1®ion=&canAsset=&ccebPcd1=&searchWrd=GONGHWACHUN&startNum=&endNum=&stCcebAsdt=&enCcebAsdt=&canceled=&ccebKdcd=&ccebCtcd= |access-date=June 27, 2024 |website=Cultural Heritage Administration}} by Yú Xīguāng ({{Lang-zh|c=于希光}}; {{Korean|hangul=우희광}}), a Chinese person who came to Incheon from Shandong, China. The restaurant was originally founded under the name Shāndōng Huìguǎn ({{Lang-zh|c=山東會館}}; {{Korean|hangul=산동회관|hanja=|rr=Shandonghoegwan}}). In either 1912 or 1913, it changed its name to Gonghwachun. The Chinese dish zhajiangmian, which was popular in Shandong, was served in the restaurant. Over time, this dish eventually became the Korean dish jajangmyeon.
Architecture
The museum consist of six exhibition halls:
- History of Chinese Immigrants and Jajangmyeon
- The Beginning of Jajangmyeon
- Gonghwachun Guest Room of the 1930s
- The Jajangmyeon Boom Period
- Jajangmyeon, an Iconic Symbol of Today
- Gonghwachun Kitchen in the 1960s
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance southeast of Incheon Station of Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
See also
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.icjgss.or.kr/jajangmyeon/}} {{in lang|ko}}
Category:2012 establishments in South Korea
Category:Museums established in 2012
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