‘Cheonggye 8 Scenic Spots’ Play around the 8 scenic spots of Cheonggyecheon Stream

Jongno, a place with a variety of food, things to see, and things to buy

Have you been to Cheonggyecheon, a stream that flows on the border of Jongno and Jung-gu, the center of Seoul?

Cheonggyecheon Stream is the central stream of Seoul, stretching approximately 5.8km from the Sindap Railroad Bridge in Seongdong-gu in front of Dongwha Ilbo Temple in Gwanghwamun.

It was restored through the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project, which began in July 2003, and is considered a very popular downtown river  among Seoul citizens and domestic and foreign tourists .

It is said that there are eight scenic spots to see in Cheonggyecheon.

Cheonggye 8 Scenic Views

Scene 1: Cheonggye Park
As the starting point for Cheonggyecheon restoration, a park was created from the Dong-A Ilbo office to the Gap-eul building. Various sculptures such as waterfalls and completion memorial towers
Providing a resting area for citizens. (Review of regular implementation of events such as death penalty and criminal punishment)
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Scene 2: Gwangtong Bridge, Supyogyo Bridge
Gwangtonggyo Bridge (built in 1410, the 10th year of King Taejong’s reign) across Cheonggyecheon from Jongno 4-geori toward Namdaemun. Supyogyo Bridge Seoul Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 18
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Scene 3: Hwanghak-dong Flea Market
It is a distance of about 700 meters from Cheongpyeonghwa Market to the starting point of Cheonggye 8-ga, and lives up to its nickname of an all-purpose market.
Seoul's representative second-hand goods market, including antiques and daily necessities.

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Scene 4: Tapgol Park, Jongmyo Shrine
Tapgol Park, Seoul's first modern park (1464) built on the site of Wongaksa Temple during the Joseon Dynasty. Jongmyo Historic Site No. 125. A shrine to the royal family that enshrines the god of the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty.
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Scene 5: Dongdaemun Fashion Square
Citizen's Square to be created in front of Dongdaemun Market in the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Section (providing a resting area for shoppers and used as a fashion plaza). Cheonggye High School is existing.
Planned to use piers and install meteorological tower sculpture
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Scene 6: Dongdaemun (Heunginjimun)
Treasure No. 1, the Joseon Dynasty castle gate in Jongno 6-ga (photo island installed)
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Scene 7: Insadong Street
A street of traditional culture, called a living street folk museum (antiques, old books and paintings)
A place where people can empathize together regardless of age and generation differences due to the deep-rooted power of tradition and culture.
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Scene 8: Bosingakjong
Treasure No. 2 - Cast in the 14th year of King Sejo of the Joseon Dynasty (1468), height 3.78m. Diameter 2.23m, weight 20t.
Since its founding in the 4th year of King Taejo's reign (1395), Jonggak has been destroyed three times and rebuilt eight times, and has been called Bosingak since the 32nd year of King Gojong's reign.

Cheonggyecheon Main Course

Cheonggye Plaza
This name was confirmed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at a nomination committee held in March 2005 when the Cheonggye Stream restoration project was being carried out. It refers to the plaza in front of the Dong-A Ilbo office in Sejong-ro, the starting point of Cheonggye Stream. It is the entrance space to Cheonggye Stream and features a candle fountain with three-colored lights. There is a two-stage waterfall falling 4m down.

This is a bridge that was built over the Cheonggyecheon Stream on the road that meets Cheonggye-ro when going from Jongno intersection of Gwangtonggyo Bridge toward Euljiro intersection . It was located in Gwangtongbang during the Joseon Dynasty, so it was called Gwangtong Bridge or Gwanggyo. It was also called Daegwangtong Bridge to distinguish it from Sogwangtong Bridge, and it was also called Big Gwanggyo and Keun Gwangtong Bridge. After the declaration of independence at Tapgol Park on March 1, 1919,

Samilgyo Church
took its name from its location near Samil-ro, which was named to commemorate the nationwide protests against Japanese oppression.

Supyogyo
Bridge Supyogyo Bridge was built in 1420 (the 2nd year of King Sejong's reign), and it was called Majeongyo because there was a horse temple here at the time. However, in 1441 (the 23rd year of King Sejong's reign), a Supyoseok (水標) stone was built next to the bridge to measure the water level of the stream. After the stone was built, it was called Sugyo Bridge. The original form of Supyogyo Bridge was moved to Jangchungdan Park when Cheonggyecheon was restored in 1959.

the Dawn Bridge
Market tent was applied to the membrane structure to create the historicity and nostalgia of Dongdaemun Traditional Market.

Osu Gangyo Bridge 
is a bridge located on Cheonggyecheon 6-ga under the wall from Dongdaemun to Euljiro 6-ga. It was called “Ogansu Bridge” or “Ogansumun Gate” because it had five sections with Hongyemun (紅霓門).

Dongdaemun DDP
As a result of continuous discussions on ways to restore the brand value of Dongdaemun and revitalize the Gangbuk commercial district, this building was built by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as a landmark in Seoul where relaxation, culture, and history coexist.

The Lantern Festival, Cheonggyecheon's representative festival, began in 2009. This festival lights up Cheonggyecheon with hundreds of lanterns in the Cheonggyecheon area for
about two weeks from the first Friday to the third Sunday of November every year. It is one of the most popular festivals visited by many tourists every year. Last year, the Lantern Festival, which represents Cheonggyecheon, was held in various tourist zones in Seoul (Itaewon, Jamsil, Dongdaemun, and Myeongdong).

 

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