Top 10 places to visit in Yangcheon, Seoul | Travel attraction recommendations
Top 10 places to visit in Yangcheon, Seoul
hello? In this post, we will introduce the top 10 tourist destinations in Yangcheon, Seoul, where beautiful scenery and rich culture are combined.
This list was carefully selected based on the Korea Tourism Organization's popularity rankings and includes attractions with a variety of things to do and great scenery.
I hope this information will be useful to those who are planning a trip, and I hope this trip will be a happy and enjoyable memory. enjoy your trip!
Yangcheon-gu Children's Traffic Safety Education Center
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Introduction to Yangcheon-gu Children’s Traffic Safety Education Center
Yangcheon-gu Children's Traffic Safety Education Center, located within Galsan Park, is a learning center where children can learn how to prevent traffic accidents through experiential education focusing on cases of traffic accidents that frequently occur in children.
Here, safety education is provided in a well-decorated training center that resembles the real thing, including training on traffic lights and crossing crosswalks correctly.
It is visited by many kindergarteners and elementary school students and is used as a place for living education.
Reservations can be made through the Ahn Sil-ryun website, and training is held twice a day at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., with a duration of approximately 50 minutes, and includes both theoretical and experiential training.
If you cannot visit in person, you can apply for [on-site traffic safety education] and [online video traffic safety education].
It is located 600m from exit 1 of Yangcheon-gu Office Station on metropolitan subway line 2.
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Basic information on Yangcheon-gu Children's Traffic Safety Training Center
Website http://www.safelife.or.kr
Operating hours 10:00 / 11:00 (50-minute training twice a day)
No parking facilities
Day off Weekends/Holidays
Paris Park
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Introduction to Paris Park
This park opened on July 1, 1987 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and France.
Korea and France established diplomatic relations in 1886, and in 1986, as it was decided to build Seoul Plaza in Paris and Paris Plaza in Seoul, the 2nd Neighborhood Park in Mokdong New Town was renovated and created.
The traditional styles of both countries were harmoniously reflected, with the Seoul Plaza decorated with the Three Taegeuk pattern and the Paris Plaza created a French-style flower bed.
At the outdoor stage plaza, performances are held for nearby residents and outdoor weddings are also held.
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Paris Park Basic Information
Parking facility parking available
Open all year round on days off
Yongwangjeong
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Introduction to Yongwangjeong
It is an octagonal pavilion located in Yongwangsan Neighborhood Park in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, and was built in 1994 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of Seoul.
This pavilion followed the architectural style of the mid-Joseon Dynasty.
Yongwangsan Mountain is also called Umjisan Mountain, and topographically, it is located at the beginning of the Cheonhojibeol across from the current artificial waterfall.
[The king dreamed that someone was harming him.
Because of the old saying that the king knew that an old man of the Park clan who lived in the village below Mt. Umji, who had magical powers, was dying and wanted to transform into a dragon and become king, he shot the dragon with an arrow and killed it. It is said that it began to be called Yongwangsan Mountain by combining the letters ].
If you go up to this pavilion, you can see the city of Seoul with an excellent view, and it was selected as one of Seoul's eight scenic spots.
If the day is clear, you can see Namsan Tower, Lotte Tower, and even the Han River.
It is located 450m from exit 1 of Sinmok-dong Station on metropolitan subway line 9.
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Yongwangjeong basic information
Operating hours: Always
No parking facilities
Open all year round on days off
Yongwangsan Neighborhood Park
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Introduction to Yongwangsan Neighborhood Park
Yongwangsan Mountain is also called Umjisan Mountain and is geographically located at the entrance to ‘Cheonhojibeol’ (across from the artificial waterfall).
There is a barrier-free circular forest path connected to the deck.
In addition, Yongwangjeong Pavilion has an excellent view and was selected as one of Seoul's eight scenic spots.
Yongwangjeong Pavilion, built to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the reign of Seoul (1394-1994), is an octagonal pavilion built in the mid-Joseon Dynasty architectural style. When you go up to the pavilion, you can enjoy a great view of downtown Seoul.
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Yongwangsan Neighborhood Park Basic Information
Operating hours 24 hours
Open all year round on days off
Galsan Neighborhood Park
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Introduction to Galsan Neighborhood Park
Unlike the other mountains in Yangcheon-gu, which are generally round in shape, Galsan Mountain boasts a spectacular view with its eastern part cut like a cliff.
Due to the long-term erosion of Anyangcheon Stream, the top of the mountain turned into a knife-like shape, so it was called 'Kalsan Mountain' before being purified to 'Galsan Mountain.'
There is a children's traffic park at the entrance of Galsan Mountain, a rest area such as a central plaza and walking path on the midslope, and an observatory at the top where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Yangcheon.
At the top of Galsan Mountain, Korea's first 'Daesamgak Main Branch' is installed next to 'Galsanjeong'.
This triangulation point is an important national facility that serves as the standard for all surveys. It is a survey reference point installed for the first land survey project in Korea in June 1910, and is an important cultural heritage of Yangcheon-gu that has been designated as a Seoul future heritage site.
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Basic information about Galsan Neighborhood Park
Homepage http://www.yangcheon.go.kr/
Parking facilities available
Open all year round on days off
Seoseoul Lake Park
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Introduction to West Seoul Lake Park
Seo Seoul Lake Park, which opened in 2009, is an eco-friendly park opened with the theme of 'water' and 'regeneration' through a park development project on the old Shinwol Water Purification Plant.
Gimpo Water Purification Plant, which first opened in 1959, was acquired by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 1979 and played an important role in supplying an average of 120,000 tons of tap water per day. In 2003, operation was suspended in accordance with the 'Seoul Water Purification Plant Maintenance Plan'.
Around 2006, it was finally decided to create a park in order to resolve regional imbalances in Seoul and serve as a stepping stone for regional revitalization by creating a representative theme park in the southwestern region.
Neunggolsan Mountain, which borders Bucheon City, was restored into a healthy forest and hiking trails were reorganized to create the largest theme park in the southwestern region with a total area of 225,368㎡, comparable to Yeouido Park and Yangjae Citizen's Forest, with a Mondrian garden, children's playground, water park, There are many things to see and places to rest, including the Seoul Arts Education Center.
Basic information about West Seoul Lake Park
Homepage Seo Seoul Lake Park http://parks.seoul.go.kr/lakepark
No parking facilities
Open all year round on days off
International Flight Center
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Introduction to the International Seon Center
The International Zen Center of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is an international center for the globalization of Korean Buddhism and traditional culture.
The International Seon Center, built with a total area of 2,110㎡ and a total floor area of 10,600.34㎡, with 7 floors above ground and 3 floors underground, is equipped with facilities such as a temple center, a temple stay hall, a large temple, and an educational and cultural center.
The center operates traditional Korean cultural programs such as Ganhwa Seon practice, temple stay Zen culture classes, and temple cooking lessons. It is a place where you can learn and experience traditional Buddhist practice methods through temple stay and temple life even in the middle of the city.
Dharma Talk, held every Saturday in English, is a [meditation class for foreigners] that is open to foreigners who want to learn Zen meditation as well as Korean-Americans and Koreans interested in English.
It is located 650m from exit 8 of Omokgyo Station on metropolitan subway line 5.
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International Flight Center Basic Information
Website http://www.seoncenter.or.kr
http://seoncenter.templestay.com
Operating hours 04:30~20:00
Parking facilities available (B2, B3 parking lots)
Open all year round on days off
150 year old zelkova tree
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Introduction to the 150-year-old zelkova tree
This zelkova tree is 150 years old and serves as proof that the village existed even before it was transformed into a large-scale housing complex.
It was planted 150 years ago by residents of the meaningful village of Namal (old name for Mok 4-dong) and is still growing today. Although it was bombed during the Korean War and died, it has overcome various disasters and is growing well, with new shoots sprouting. It is 10m high and has a circumference. It is said that if you pray for good health at 278cm, it will come true, and if you damage it carelessly, you will be cursed and a great disaster will follow, so it has been well protected for a long time and is revered as the guardian deity of the village, which is still alive today.
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Basic information on a 150-year-old zelkova tree
Homepage http://www.yangcheon.go.kr
Open all year round on days off
Gyenam Park (Children’s Forest Experience Center, Ureungbawi Rock)
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Introduction to Gyenam Park (Children’s Forest Experience Center, Ureungbawi Rock)
This neighborhood park opened in 1971 and has various exercise facilities, an outdoor stage, and a mineral spring.
In particular, a 4km section of the trail, including a 1,023m barrier-free forest road, is open.
The eco-friendly barrier-free forest path has been designed to allow visitors to enjoy the fantastic fall foliage while climbing up and down in cute ways, and eco-friendly light-emitting diode lights have been installed here and there to ensure safe walking even at night.
The Sinjeong Mountain forest trip is a program centered on experiential activities accompanied by a forest interpreter, allowing you to breathe with nature and recharge your mind and body.
In addition, there is a children's forest experience center at the entrance of Sinjeongsan Mountain where children can enjoy nature, and friendly explanations from ecological education experts add to the enjoyment of outings in the forest.
In addition, there is a forest library, adventure play space, emotional experience space, imaginary play space, and forest experience space.
There is a rock in the park that attracts people's attention.
This rock is said to have cried in the past, and is also called Gilma Rock because it looks like a cow's back.
When the wind passed through the gaps between the four cross-shaped rocks, a resonance phenomenon occurred, and sound came out of the rocks, it seems that people did not look at the rocks as if they were ordinary.
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Gyenam Park (Children’s Forest Experience Center, Ureungbawi Rock) Basic Information
Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center
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Introduction to Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center
Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center, located next to Yangcheon Cultural Center, opened on August 25, 2016.
Yangcheon-gu created a space to prevent the risk of safety accidents in daily life and to develop the ability to respond to emergency situations through various experiential education.
A practical and well-structured experience center was created in part of the existing parking lot.
The 264㎡ experience center has a CPR training center and a life safety experience center where you can learn chest compression CPR, how to use an automatic external defibrillator, fire extinguishing experience, and smoke evacuation experience.
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Basic information about Yangcheon Life Safety Experience Education Center
Website https://www.yangcheon.go.kr/anjun/anjun/main.do
Operating hours * Weekday training: 3 times a day
(1st session 10:00~12:00, 2nd session 13:00~15:00, 3rd session 15:00~17:00)
* Saturday education: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (family unit, ages 8 and above)
* Night education: Adult-oriented education twice a month (2nd and 4th Thursdays 19:00~21:00)
* In-depth training once a month, mainly for those who have completed overlapping training and faculty and staff (14:00 ~ 17:00 on the last Friday)
* Remote CPR once a month (last Wednesday 13:00 ~ 15:00)
* Trauma first aid 5 times a month (last week Monday - Friday 10:00 - 12:00)
* Remote trauma first aid once a month (last Wednesday 13:00 to 15:00)
This was an introduction to the top 10 places to visit in Yangcheon, Seoul.
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