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     Last Tuesday, I went to Insadong with my friend. The weather was chilly. Despite the cold weather, the streets were crowded with people. I thought there were lots of foreigners, but Insadong was crawling with Koreans. Also I thought there would be less crowded on a weekday, but there were crowded with people enough not to move forward.

     Insadong is the place to look around antiques, art, ceramics and traditional clothing stores. And Insadong was once a residential area for palace officials, royal families, and yangban classes. So I and my friend planned to explore antique shops at first. There were many antique shops. We went to antique shops located in remote regions. That antique shop sells old books, old paintings, ceramics, woodenware, and many other items. That antique shop was full of rare and precious items. I saw a precious old book in that antique shop. The book cover was faded, but I felt antique beauty from that book. These places were calm, serene and tranquil. I felt that there was stability in the heart. We came from an antique shop, and went to tea museum. Tea museum was also located in remote regions. Tea museum was exhibited many tea, and sells various tea. There were many teas that I did not know. That places were also calm, quiet, and peaceful. We came from a tea museum, walked the streets. In the streets, many people sold the stuff of Korea traditional pattern. These stuffs were pencil case, wallet, clothing, stationery, and fan. My friend bought a pencil case that has a traditional pattern. We are hungry and went to a restaurant, and ate dolsot bibimbap. Tuesday was a very significant day.