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Cheonggyecheon (Stream)
It is 10.84km in length and the gross area is 59.83㎢. All water of Seoul basin that is surrounded by Mt. Buak, Mt, Inwang, and Mt. Nam flows toward east and then is merged around the Salgoji Bridge out of Wansimni area with Jungnangcheon (stream). This stream flows toward west and eventually enters the Han River.
The Cheonggyecheon Restoration project of the Seoul Metropolitan Government that began from July 2003 reaches throughout 5.8km from the building of the Dong-A Ilbo in Gwanghwamun to Shindap Railroad Bridge in Seongdong-gu. Upon the construction completion on October 1, 2005 for 2 years, various historical relics including the Banchado of King Jeongjo (tile painting and Cheonggye prominent landmark No.3) are restored focusing on a total of 22 bridges along the Cheonggyecheon. As for the major bridges, there are Mojeon Bridge, Gwangtong Bridge, Jangtong Bridge, Budeul Bridge, and Dumul Bridge.
Operation hours of facilities at Cheonggyecheon
- Jan. 1 ~ Dec. 31 : 24-hour operation of Cheonggye Falls
- Mar. 1 ~ Nov. 30 : Digital canvas from 19:00 to 21:00
(operation for 8 minutes and break for 22 minutes for every 30 minutes / operation five times a day * Operation 20:00 ~ 21:30 from May to September)
- Apr. 1 ~ Nov. 15 : Water fountain at the stream starting point from 12:00 to 21:00 (operation for 50 minutes and break for 10 minutes for every hour)
- Apr. 1 ~ Oct. 31 : 24-hour operation of Samgakdong water screen
- May 1 ~ Sep. 30 : High elevation fountain at Seungyo, Okryucheon, program fountain at Ogansugyo from 12:00 to 21:00
(operation for 50 minutes and break for 10 minutes for every hour) Ogansumun(24-hour operation)
Facility overview
General information of Cheonggyecheon
Total 12 water fountains including sculptures
- Wall-mounted fountain (6 places) : Cheonggye Falls, Samgakdong water screen, Okryucheon, Seun Falls, Ogansumun, rhythm l stream wall
- High elevation fountain (4 places) : Stream starting point, Seungyo, Ogansugyo, and Wall of Proposal
- Tunnel fountain (1 place) : Biudanggyo
- Digital canvas fog fountain (1 place) : Gwanggyo
Information on landscape facility
Information on landscape facility
| Green gardening |
Area of greenbelt: 252,000㎡
- Street tree : 756 finge trees
- Forest tree : 1,325 trees from 22 kinds including silk trees
- Shrub : 162 thousands items from 32 kinds including bridal wreath
- herbaceous flowers : 2.499 millions of species from 82 kinds including ditch reed
- Vine : 183 thousands items from 16 kinds including Korean wild grapes
- 9,937m2 of grass field
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| Revetment facility(17.2km) |
- Low flow revetment : 12,510m including wooden and stone protection
- High flow revetment : 41,889m2 including wall decoration with stone (35,108m2 for high flow and 6,781m2 for low flow)
- Cultural facility : 10 places
(Juncheonsa, Banchado of King Jeongjo, Wall of Culture, calligraphy of King Yeongjo, Juncheonga, Ogansumun (Watergate) & Juncheondo, Saedong wall, Wall of Hope, nameplate of the construction participants, greetings for welcoming new water, and old look of Cheonggyecheon)
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| Pavement of the hiking trails |
- Hardening soil : 21,347㎡
- stone/block : 17,885㎡
- permeable concrete : 9,972㎡
- color-patterned concrete : 6,895㎡
- seepage block : 1,742㎡
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| Water-friendly facility |
- Waterside deck and deck stairs : 20 places
- riffles : 29 places
- observatory deck around the stream : 55 places
- stepping-stone : 25 places
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| Wildlife habitat |
- Decoration with big-sized stones : 69 places
- placement of big-sized stones : 117 places
- stone mound : 135 places
- fish shelter : 6 places
- eco marsh : 1 place (2,100㎡)
- fish habitat : 100 places
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| Resting and information facility |
- Chair : 232 places
- sitting wall : 9 place
- trash ring : 15 places
- parasol : 10 places
- location sign : 263 places
- facility sign : 69 places
- warning sign : 342 places
- life ring : 37 places
- emergency evacuation ladder : 49 places
- pole-type entrance sign : 26 places
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| Other facility |
- 1 place of ecology class (Majang 2-gyo)
- 3 places of Infomraiton Center (Cheonggye Square /Ogansugyo Gosanjagyo))
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22 bridges
- 1Mojeongyo
- 2Gwangtonggyo
- 3Gwanggyo
- 4Jangtonggyo
- 5Samilgyo
- 6Supyogyo
- 7Gwansugyo
- 8Seungyo
- 9Baeogaedari
- 10Saebyeokdari
- 11Majeongyo
- 12Naraegyo
- 13Beodeuldari
- 14Ogansugyo
- 15Malgeunnaedari
- 16Dasangyo
- 17Yeongdogyo
- 18Hwanghakgyo
- 19Biudanggyo
- 20Muhakgyo
- 21Sumuldari
- 22Gosanjagyo
Seoul Facilities Corporation (Zip code) 04704, 540, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Korea (Majang-dong).
