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Neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea Place in South Korea
Jeong-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul정동
 • Hanja貞洞
 • Revised RomanizationJeong-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerChŏng-dong
CountrySouth Korea

Jeong-dong (Korean: 정동) is a legal dong (neighbourhood) of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, Sogong-dong.

It is an historical area with Deoksugung from the Joseon period and some of Korea's first modern schools and churches. It also home to contemporary museums, galleries and theaters along tree-lined streets and cobblestone alleyways.

Festival

  • Jeong-dong Culture Night - It is the place where modern Western culture first took root, including Deoksugung Palace where the king stayed during the Joseon period. Ewha School, Baejae School, Jeongdong jaeil Church etc. have been around for more than 100 years to tell the vivid history of Jeong-dong. Jeong-dong Culture Night offers various cultural experiences for domestic and international visitors. Programs such as Eoga Parade, military music parade, concerts, story-telling, busking and film exhibitions will be held in connection with the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Attractions

Education

Schools located in Jeong-dong:

See also

References

  1. 정동 (Jeong-dong 貞洞) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2005-01-18. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. Cho Jae-eun; Chang Hae-won; Junghee Lee (6 July 2011). "Past and present share space in Jeong-dong". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. 정동야행. 정동야행. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea". 2018-05-10. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. Michael Gibb; Susan Yoon (4 February 2008). "Seoul's historic foreign quarter". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. "Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회)". Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회). Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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Administrative divisions (dong) of Jung District
Neighborhoods
See also
Seoul
Districts
North of the Han River (Gangbuk)
South of the Han River (Gangnam)
Coat of arms of Seoul
Business districts


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