Restored in 2005, Cheonggyecheon stream runs through the central business and cultural district of Seoul.
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Restored in 2005, Cheonggyecheon stream runs through the central business and cultural district of Seoul. A lot of cultural events and exhibitions are held at the Cheonggyecheon walk ways and is now a place not to be missed while you’re in Seoul. Taking the Cheonggyecheon walk way, you can get to Dongdaemun and Gwangjang Market by foot.
*What is Cheonggyechoen? Cheonggyecheon is a 5.8 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul, and then meeting Jungnangcheon, which in turn connects to the Han River and empties into the Yellow Sea. (from wikipedia)
To get there, take the subway line number 1(blue line) or 2(green line) and get off at City Hall Station. Go to exit number 4 or 5. We exited from no. 5 to see City Hall building and the Seoul Plaza, a little park situated in front of the City Hall.
You'll find leaflets and maps introducing the interesting spots around the area.
This is the Sejong Belt Map.
Go to exit no. 5.
Take the escalator up.
When you exit, you’ll find yourself in front of the City Hall building and Plaza Hotel.
You'll see Plaza Hotel.
On your left is City Hall but it was being renovated.
Turn left, walk towards Gwanghwamun direction until you see Seoul Finance Center on your right.
The Cheonggyecheon walk way starts between SFC and Donga Ilbo Building. Look for the twirling art installation of vivid color. It’s a Claes Oldenburg called “Spring.” It’s now a landmark indicating entrance to the Cheonggyecheon walk way.
Seoul Lantern Festival is being held now. We saw many kinds of lanterns installed on the stream. The lanterns were made of Korea’s traditional paper called “Han-ji.” The lanterns were creative depiction of Korea’s traditional animals, characters from fairytales, history and events.
This is what it looks like in the evening. Awesome, eh? The lights come on at PM 5:30.
Nights Pics from:
http://blog.naver.com/tkclrhddnjs?Redirect=Log&logNo=120144158806
While you walk through Cheonggyecheon, you get to pass under numerous bridges. There'll be a separate posting on these bridges.
When you come across a bridge that looks like this, exit walkway through the stairways on left. You’ll find Gwangjang Market on left. Dongdaemun is only a bridge or two away.
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