Ham Seok-heon’s House in Ssangmun-dong, Dobong-gu, will open its doors in September to serve as a memorial hall. After a year of remodeling, the old house where Ham once lived has been modified into an exhibition room and various spaces for citizens, while preserving as much of its original form as possible. The memorial hall...   Read more

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, with a total length of 5.7 kilometers and spanning an area of 1.2 square meters, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the masterpiece of King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty and features dozens of facilities, including four gates, especially Paldalmun Gate. Near Hwahongmun Gate, north of Hwaseong, there remain the...   Read more

Trekkers down from Inwangsan Mountain or tourists to Bukchon often visit this famous spot in Hwa-dong, Jongno-gu. It was the location of Kyunggi High School, the most renowned school for elite students in the 1980s, and became Jeongdok Public Library when the school moved to Gangnam. It is also the scene depicted in Inwangjesaekdo (“After...   Read more

During Korea’s modernization period, the street in front of Incheon’s Jung-gu Office was the center of Japanese leased territory. Shaped like a grid, the street was also the center of Japanese finance in Incheon. In front of the old Japanese consulate (presently Jung-gu Office), there were three private banks. The numbers attached to the banks...   Read more

If you walk from Tapgol Park through the small alleys toward the entrance of Insa-dong, you will find Seungdong Church, which was a main building in the area before the street became known as Insa-dong. Though it is now overshadowed by skyscrapers, it was once a magnificent monument erected against the backdrop of Bukhansan Mountain....   Read more

On a desolate mountain road in Banghak-dong, Dobong-gu, where the Bukhansan Mountain trail begins, there sits Gansong Jeon Hyeong-pil House, the restoration of which has been underway since it was designated as a registered cultural property in 2012. After his uncle, who had raised him, died, Gansong built a tomb near the house and continued...   Read more

The Catholic Medical Center was opened in 1936 with 25 beds in a wooden two-story building, and three years later, it was renamed “Myeongdong St. Mary’s Hospital.” It is now called the Catholic Center and is located at the intersection of Samil-ro and Myeongdong-gil, a street bustling with 1.5 million people every day. The initial...   Read more

When Incheon became the leased territory of Qing China in 1884, the first Chinatown in Korea was built. This Chinatown is the symbol of the Incheon Treaty-Port era, when the area became filled with Chinese foods and culture. jajangmyeon, the first food Koreans regularly went out to eat, was originally noodles mixed with the soybean...   Read more

Standing in front of Underwood Hall, Stimson Hall, and Appenzeller Hall on the campus of Yonsei University in Sinchon is a British residential-style dormitory building. The building was named after, and in honor of, Dr. Pinson of America’s Southern Methodist Church, who made a major contribution to the fundraising effort for the construction of the...   Read more

梨花壁画村位于钟路区中心，在距离繁华的大学路不远的骆山公园附近。梨花壁画村位于山坡上，在这里可以眺望到让人叹为观止的首尔美景。2006年，公共美术推进委员会为了改善该地区的视觉环境，邀请艺术家们来绘制壁画、设置造型物。如今，这一村庄集博物馆、餐厅及咖啡厅为一身，变成了首尔魅力无穷、多彩多姿的美丽村庄，带给人们无限的欢乐与美好。

截至8月23日的2015汉江夏季庆典中不容错过的就是纛岛汉江露营场。这里准备了充足的帐篷，只要1万韩元就能租到帐篷。与其他庆典场地一样这里也有烤肉场、淋浴场、洗浴设施及各种卖场。同时，在纛岛汉江露营场还能打网球、打篮球、玩滑板、游泳，甚至还可以享受风帆冲浪或其他水上运动。

首尔市正以该市最具有代表性的地标——金黄色63大厦为背景，举办霓虹灯、赛跑、街舞及派对。Electro Dash是2015年首次举办的特别活动，参与者可以跑马拉松，还可以与电子音乐和DJ一起享受演唱会。“Electro Dash2015”活动是汉江夏季庆典的一部分，韩国及全世界数千名参与者正在梦幻与和睦的氛围中享受此次活动。派对正在进行中。