Changcheon-dong (Korean: 창천동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. It is home to the only Mormon Temple in the country.[1]
Changcheon-dong | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 창천동 |
| • Hanja | 滄川洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Changcheon-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Ch'angch'ŏn-dong |
 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,915 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi) |
The Synnara Record Shop in Changcheon was one of the main filming locations for Seoul Broadcasting System's 2001 drama Beautiful Days, starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Ji-woo, Ryu Si-won, Shin Min-a, Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Yoo-jin[2]
The area also features a 66 m2 store of the Korean cosmetics brand Skin Food, which has been open since June 2004. Additionally, it sells Traditional Korean medicine or hanbang.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 창천동 (Changcheon-dong 滄川洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-05-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Beautiful Days". Korean TV Drama. Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Destinations by Region>Seoul>Seodaemun District>Skin Food". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- "Population situation by Dong". Seodaemun District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- 서대문구 (Seodaemun District 西大門區) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- "Chronicle of legal dong and administrative dong" (in Korean). Guro District Official website. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- "Mapo Information". The chart of Legal dong assigned by administrative dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo District Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.
External links
edit- Seodaemun District Official site in English
- Map of Seodaemun District
- (in Korean) Seodaemun District Official website
37°33′29″N 126°56′06″E / 37.558°N 126.935°E
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