10 Oct 2009

Video: Cheonggyecheon

Posted by Matt Kelley

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.

Tags: Banchado , Cheonggye Plaza , Cheonggyecheon , Cheonggyecheon Culture Center , Gwangtong Bridge , Han River , Jochigyogak , Joseon Dynasty , urban renewal

2 Responses to “Video: Cheonggyecheon”

1. 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?

    

   lunare

   October 11th, 2009 at 22:19permalink

2. [...] 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). [...]

    

   Seoul Snow Jam 2009 | Discovering Korea

   December 24th, 2009 at 18:23permalink