Korea Tour : Cheonggyecheon Stream

Hi?

I am Eddie Kwon, a Korea tour interpreter and guide.

Today, I would like to give tips about railway systems in Korea.

In fact, Cheonggyecheon Stream is at the center of Seoul citizens’ cultural activities and festivals.

 

Cheonggyecheon Stream has always been inseparable from Seoul and has continued to evolve along with the Hangang (River) ever since the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty.

 

With the Cheonggyecheon restoration project in 2003, the conversion of the dirty water and sewage tracts of the past, wash away those soulless images of downtown, as well as offering a touch of nature and an eco-friendly warmth.

 

Twenty-two bridges along the stream were newly built over a length of 5.84 kilometers.

 

Recently, various cultural facilities were added to its banks, with greater focus on artistic and ecological activities. Now, the stream is at the center of Seoul citizens’ cultural activities.

 

Seoul Lantern Festival

 

Every year from the first Friday of November to the third Sunday of November, Seoul Lantern Festival is held in the Cheonggyecheon area in Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is a festival that illuminates the Cheonggyecheon with hundreds of lamps for about two weeks. It commemorates the year of 2009 visit to Korea and it has become the representative festival of Seoul which attracts more than 2.5 million viewers every year.

Entertainment Performance

 

You can find many young people permorm guitar and other instruments like sexophone. Sometimes, fashion shows are also performed.

 

Food Festival

 

Sometimes, Food Festival is held on Cheonggyecheon Square, where you can enjoy Korean traditional foods at cheap prices.