Market - Joshi

Japanese: 場市 - じょうし

A type of market in Korea, it does not have any special facilities such as permanent stores, but is a place where peddlers and nearby farmers gather regularly to exchange goods. In Korean, it is called changsi. It is also simply called jiang. Historical documents from the Goryeo period show the name "hyangshi," which is thought to have been set up at important transportation points, but it was not until the Joseon Dynasty that jiangshi began to be organized, and spread nationwide in the late Joseon period. Jiangshi in the Joseon period began when King Taejo Yi Seong-gye concentrated markets in Seoul in specific locations, and by the 15th century jiangshi had appeared in areas other than Seoul.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮における市（いち）の一種で，常設の店舗等の特別の施設を有さず，行商人や近辺の農民たちが定期的に集まって商品交換を行う場所。朝鮮語ではチャンシchangsi。単に場（チヤン）ともいう。高麗時代の史料には郷市という名称が見え，交通の要衝等に設けられたと思われるが，場市が組織化され始めるのは李朝に入ってからであり，李朝後期になって全国化した。李朝時代の場市は，太祖李成桂がソウル内の市場を特定の場所に集中させたことに端を発し，15世紀にはソウル以外の地方にも場市が発生した。

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