Cheonggyecheon stream (청계천), the 5.8-km restored stream that magically starts in the heart of downtown Seoul and courses through the neighborhoods of Jongno and Dongdaemun before it meets the Jungnangcheon (중랑천) and eventually empties into the mighty Hangang river (한강).
In the mornings, groups of ajummas power-walk along the paths while lovebirds walk slowly arm-in-arm at night when the banks are lit up. There’s also a growing number of fish and birds returning to the Cheonggyecheon stream, including a few bright orange goldfish i saw on a recent trip.
the stream is surrounded by various attractions. It passes through Deoksugung Palace, Seoul Plaza, the Sejong Center, Insa-dong Street, the Changdeokgung Palace, and the Changgyeonggung Palace.
I prefer to go there at night because the atmosphere is just so different. you can see many couples do lovey-dovey.. and some bridges have super good lighting, like heart-shape, pretty flower and many more.
if you ever watched Super Junior and Girls Generation music video you know what I mean. Kyuhyun and Seohyun's scenes were in Cheonggyecheon stream~
last time I went there was on December 2013. and they had ice-Christmas-tree. I asked someone to help me taking a picture. kekekeke.
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| peace! |
There are some annual events in Cheonggyeochon stream, for example lantern festival which is held every November since 2009. So dont miss it!
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| Seoul Lantern Festival 2013 |
Address: 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
서울특별시 중구 태평로1가 ~성동구 신답철교
♥ How to go there
1) Euljiro 1-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 2 or 3.
2) Jonggak Station (Subway Line 1), Exit 5.
3) Gwanghwamun Station (Subway Line 5), Exit 5.
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