The Cheonggyecheon Lights Up

The 2013 Seoul Lantern Festival is in full swing, literally the lanterns are swinging from the bridges and wires that cross the Cheonggyecheon stream. Every night from November 1 to November 17 lanterns under the theme of Hanseong Baekje, the Dream of One Thousand Years are lit up from 5 o’clock to 11 o’clock in the evening.

The lanterns begin lighting up the night sky at the beginning of the stream, accessible via Jonggak Station exit 4 & 5, Gwanghwamun Station exit 5 or City Hall Station exit 4, and takes people on a comfortable 0.9 kilometer walk. Now in it’s fifth year, the festival takes visitors through four sections that highlight the 700 year history of the Baekje Kingdom.​

Baekje was one of the three kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. From the Cheonggyecheon Plaza to the Gwanggyo Bridge is the story of how Seoul became Baekje’s capital after King Onjo climbed to the summit of Mount Bukhansan and saw a colorful future ahead for his people there in 18BC. Thirty-one kings led Baekje Kingdom over 600 years.

source:http://thesoulofseoul.net/2013/11/08/the-cheonggyecheon-lights-up/