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10 Oct 2009, Posted by Matt in Historic Korea,Nature,Seoul,Video, 3 Comments

The Cheonggyecheon Stream


Here’s a new video blog about the Cheonggyecheon (청계천), perhaps Seoul’s best-known urban renewal project. To read the original post with photos, go here.

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11 October 2009 22:19

lunare

This is certainly one of my favorite places in Seoul ^_^. I believe anyone can find a quiet contemplative spot on the long stretch of the stream. I’ve seen it during fall and late spring and marvelled at the refreshing feel it offered. But now I wonder how the stream looks like during winter? Is it dressed up in lights?

24 December 2009 18:23

Seoul Snow Jam 2009 | Discovering Korea

[...] This is my fourth winter in Seoul, and while it does get awfully chilly at night, there’s just something about how this city celebrates the season that makes it a fun time to be here. For example, if you walk by the Lotte Department Store in Myeong-dong or the Shilla Hotel along Euljiro Street, you can always count on fantastic displays of colored lights, and the other day I almost got run over by a horse-drawn carriage lit up like a Christmas tree prancing towards the Cheonggyecheon (video link). [...]

23 May 2010 08:23

Discovering Korea – Seoul’s Folk Flea Market

[...] many names. It used to be called the Hwanghak-dong Flea Market after the neighborhood beside the Cheonggyecheon Stream [video]. But when the stream’s restoration forced the vendors out, they moved into Dongdaemun [...]

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