The relationship between Changsin-dong and Dongdaemun can be summed up by elevation.
Selling below, production above
On the flat ground below sits Dongdaemun, a selling city running 24 hours Fact, and on the hill above sits Changsin-dong, where production and housing overlap. Clothes are made above and sold below.
What elevation reveals about the industrial hierarchy
This difference in elevation is not mere terrain — it shows an industrial hierarchy where selling and production sit on different levels. Before seeing Dongdaemun's glamorous storefronts, thinking about where those clothes came from reads the same city differently.