Seoul photo spot
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Urban · Jung-gu
About this place
Cheonggyecheon Stream is an 8.12-kilometer urban waterway that winds through the heart of downtown Seoul, stretching from Cheonggye Plaza near City Hall eastward to the Sindap Railway Bridge in Seongdong-gu. Once a natural stream of the Joseon era, it was buried under concrete and an elevated expressway during Seoul's rapid industrialization in the 1960s–70s. A restoration project running from July 2003 to September 2005 reopened a 5.84-kilometer stretch of the waterway, spanned by 22 bridges from Mojeongyo to Gosanjagyo. A walkway follows the water past public artworks and historical remains, and each December through January the Seoul Lantern Festival fills the Cheonggye Plaza–Samilgyo section with thousands of hand-crafted lanterns.
Good to know
- Address
- 1 Taepyeongno 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (Cheonggye Plaza)
- Hours
- Always openOpen 24 hours year-round. Water levels rise sharply during rain and can flood the walkway, so visitors must leave via the nearest exit when announcements are made. In winter the Seoul Lantern Festival (December–January) lights the Cheonggye Plaza–Samilgyo section at night.
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