,I didn't know much about Cheonggyecheon, so this information is courtesy of Wikipedia (including the historical picture below). Cheonggyecheon is a 5.8 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul. Part of the urban renewal project, this is one of the many man-made green spaces throughout the city.
This is what Cheonggyecheon looked like in the beginning of the 20th century.
The stream was named Gaecheon ("open stream") after the first refurbishment project to construct a drainage system during the Choson Dynasty. Gacheon was renamed to Cheonggyecheon during the Japanese occupation.
After the Korean War, more people migrated into Seoul to make their living and settled down along the stream in shabby makeshift houses. The accompanying trash, sand, and waste, and deteriorating conditions resulted in an eyesore in the city. The stream was covered up with concrete step by step for 20 years since 1958, and a 5.6 km-long, 16 m-wide elevated highway was completed in 1976. The area became an example of successful industrialization and modernization of South Korea. When Korean President Lee Myung-bak was the mayor of Seoul, he began the project to restore the stream in 2003 and opened to the public in 2005.
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| View of Jongno-- you can see N. Seoul Tower in the background |
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| Cheonggyecheon Map |
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| Little girl trying on some traditional Korean farm equipment |
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| Traditional Korean dancers |
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| Traditional Korean dancers |
Some pictures of Cheonggyecheon at night-- Super pretty~! Also courtesy of Wikipedia.
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