청계천(Cheonggyecheon)
info(1)
청계천 투어가이드 (Cheonggyecheon Tour Guide Information) :
http://cheonggye.seoul.go.kr/english/tour/ceu030101.jsp
info(2)
Seoul reclaims a river that development had paved over
(By SU HYUN LEE, The New York Times)
About four decades ago, the Cheonggyecheon was paved over, and a two-story expressway was built above it. Gritty residential neighborhoods and shops grew in the expressway's shadows. But Seoul's mayor, Lee Myung Bak, decided two years ago to bring back the river that a whole generation of South Koreans had never seen.
A 3.7-mile stretch of the expressway was demolished, revealing a stream of relatively clear water cascading over rocks and gravel. There are 22 bridges, some with foundation stones from as early as 1412, and elevated sidewalks that make their way among high rises. Some concrete supports of the expressway have been left.
