Course : Cheonggye Plaza –> Kwangtong Bridge –> Samil Bridge– Saebyeok Bridge –> Gwangjang market –>

             Majeon Bridge –> Dongdaemun market & DDP –> Ogansu Bridge –> Hwanghakdong flee market 

Code   : M14-H1-7

Cost    : 15,000won  (Inquiry for tour package over 20 people)

Starting numbers : 2 people (minimum)

Meeting place : Exit 5 of Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station

Meeting time : 09:00 am, 14:00 pm

Event time : 09:00 am~12:00 pm,  14:00 pm~17:00 pm

Inquiry  : 02-3210-3265 

The original name of Cheonggyecheon stream was ‘Gaecheon’. This stream flows to the East gathering together water from Mt Bukaksan, Mt Inwangsan and Mt Namsan and then to Han River after becoming one with Jooryangcheon stream at Salgoji Bridge, outside of Wangshiri.

Cheonggyecheon stream was a natural river in early Joseon Dynasty, if  flooded it was full of dirt because of wastewater. The 3^rd King Taejong started a size-work with an open channel construction. Then, King Yeongjo carried out the real stream work. This work made the flow of Cheonggyecheon stream straight.

This work was continued during the era of King Sunjo and King Gojong. There were 24 bridges like Supyo Bridge, Ogansu Bridge, Kwang Bridge, Yeongmi Bridge, Gawnsu Bridge, atc along the stream. The name was changed to Cheonggyecheon stream during the Japanese colonial era after losing the sovereignty of the nation. The length of Cheonggyecheon stream is 10.84 km.

◈  Tour of Cheonggyecheon stream in advanve

There are many views and funny stories about Cheonggecheon stream. We meet Stone Bridges containing many historical stories walking along Cheonggyecheon stream like Kawangtong Bridge’s story, which is Taejong Lee Bang-Won made people walk on stone material like Byeongpungseok Stone from Queen’s comb, Jeongreung because he disliked Queen Shindeok. Mrs Kang of King Sejong Lee Seung-Ge, the story of Jang Hee-Bin and Sukjong and Neunhaeng Banjado of Great King Jeongjo.

Especially, Neunhaeng Banjado of Great King Jeongjo was painted during a ceremony parade of the 22th Joseon King Jeongjo with Hyegyeonggung Hong going to Hwaseong (now, Suwon) for cerebrating his deceased dad, Crown Prince Sado’s 60^th birthday in 1795 and by Kim Hong-Do, Kim Deuk-Shin and Lee In-Mun, the best painters at that time. It is evaluated as valuable reference to know a formality of marches and culture of royal court like costumes, clothes and  composition of band because it was drawn up of 1,779 members of marches and 779 horses.

▲ Chenggyecheon Stream

 

▲ Ceramic mural - Travel to the Loyal Tomb of King Jeongjo

 

 

 ▲ Hwanghakdong flee market