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the Seoul nightscape series: clear valley stream

Cheonggyecheon, Seoul, South Korea.

This week’s issue of Time magazine runs a cover story on how the Seoul government turned around an existing overpass bridge to resurrect this stream, a very good example of environment conservation amidst industrialization.

Quick facts I learned from the article:

Length of the stream: 5.8 km (a real good workout to traverse)
Number of bridges throughout the stream’s length: 22

From last week’s Time 100 most influential persons of 2006: 2 young Koreans making waves; entertainer Rain (비) and teen golfer Michelle Wie (American-Korean). 

posted by jegs @ 2:48 PM