Cheonggyesan (Seoul/Gyeonggi)
| Cheonggyesan | |
|---|---|
 Cheonggyesan from the north in 2015 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°24′56″N 127°02′29″E / 37.41556°N 127.04139°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | South Korea |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Indeogwon Station, Yangjae Station then by bus |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 청계산 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonggyesan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnggyesan |
Cheonggyesan (Korean: 청계산) is a mountain in South Korea. It extends over the district of Seocho-gu in Seoul, the national capital, and the cities of Gwacheon, Uiwang, and Seongnam in the province of Gyeonggi-do. It has an elevation of 620 m (2,034 ft).[1]
Cheonggyesan Mountain is located in the outskirts of Seoul and has Seoul Land, a theme park, Gwacheon Seoul Grand Park, LetsRun Park Seoul, and Gwacheon National Science Museum. The hiking trail is located in Seocho, Gangnam, and there are Cheonggye Valley, Ganarigol, Yangjae Freight Terminal, and Senjyeong-dong. In addition, there is a hiking trail from Mangyeo-dong in Gwacheon, and it is popular to walk from Cheonggyecheon, Uiwang-dong to Imsubong Mangyeongdae. On the south-west, Cheonggyesa Temple, which was built during the Silla Dynasty, is located at the eastern foot of Seoul Memorial Park and the Gyeongbu Expressway flows southeast.[2]
Human history[edit]
On July 27, 1987, due to the heavy rain that occurred at the time, a landslide occurred around 5:00 am in the area of the Carnivore Enclosure section of Seoul Grand Park complete destruction, and a 10-year-old female jaguar escaped. It was confirmed that she had run away, and the search started at 12:00 on the same day, and at around 18:30 on July 28, 37 hours after the incident occurred, at 245m above sea level in here, it ended with being killed.[3][4]
On the morning of December 6, 2010, while the Seoul Grand Park moved Kkoma (Korean: 꼬마; lit. (colloquial) kid)[5] who is a male Malayan sun bear to the quarantine area and cleaned the release area, he opened the door with his front paws[6] and escaped to here. Since the Malayan sun bear is small enough to be captured, the zoo was planned to capture Kkoma alive rather than kill.[7] The tracking continued for about 9 days, but it was difficult to directly capture Kkoma, and a trap operation was conducted to catch him by decoy rather than tracking to reduce the stress caused by excessive tracking. On December 13, 2010, Kkoma ate snacks, cup noodles, Yōkan, etc. and drank juices and a Makgeolli at the food stalls on the mountain.[8] Then, two days later, on December 15, the 9th day[9] of the escape, Kkoma was caught in the trap[10] that had been set up, after that, he was shot with a tranquilizer gun to calm down and move inside the trap, and returned safely to the zoo.[11]
On August 19, 2018, at 9:40 am, a dismembered dead body which is murdered was found in a hiking trail[12] of here near the parking lot of the Seoul Grand Park.[13]
Broadcasting Facilities[edit]
| FM Radio | ||||||
| Frequency | Station Name | Call Letters | Output | Broadcast Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94.5MHz | YTN NEWSFM | HLQV-FM | 3kW | Seoul Metropolitan Area, Northern part of North Chungcheong Province | ||
Transportation[edit]
- In Seoul
From Yangjae Station take bus number 4432
- In Uiwang in Gyeonggi Province
From Indeogwon Station Exit 2 take bus number 10 or 10-1 to the "Cheonggyesan Parking Lot" Stop
- In Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province
From Moran Station Exit 3 take the Neighborhood bus number 11-1
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Yu 2007, p.120.
- ^ "청계산" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ Oh, Chang-young (1993). 韓國動物園八十年史 : 서울大公園 全國動物園·水族館編 (한국 동물원 팔십년사: 서울대공원 전국 동물원·수족관편) [80th Anniversary of Korea's Zoo: Seoul Grand Park National Zoos and Aquariums] (in Korean). Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Government. pp. 506–538.
- ^ "과천 서울대공원 탈출 재규어 사살［임정환］" [Escape from Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon and kill a jaguar ［Lim Jeong-hwan］]. MBC TV (in Korean). 28 July 1987. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "［The Fountain］ How to make Sero, the zebra, happy (KOR)". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "원숭이가 수박밭에서 음주를?…자유를 꿈꿨던 동물들의 동물원 탈출기" [A monkey drinking in a watermelon field?... Animals who dreamed of freedom escape from the zoo]. Seoul TV (in Korean). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "'탈출 곰' 아직 못 찾아‥민가로 수색 확대" [Still unable to find 'escaped bear'… Expansion of search to private houses]. MBC TV (in Korean). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "탈주 곰, 배고팠나?…매점 털어 오랜만에 '포식'" [Runaway bear, are you hungry? Robbing the food stalls, 'predation' after a long time]. MBC TV (in Korean). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Zoo helping Malaysian sun bear couple have baby". The Korea Times. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Zoo escapee Korean bear recaptured". BBC. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "말레이 곰 '꼬마' 9일 만에 청계산서에 포획" [Malayan sun bear 'Kkoma' captured in Cheonggye Mountain in 9 days later]. MBC TV (in Korean). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Suspect in brutal murder caught". The Korea Times. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Suspect nabbed in mutilation murder". The Korea Herald. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
References[edit]
- Yu Jeong-yeol (2007). 한국의 산 여행 (Travel Guide to Korean Mountains). Seoul: 관동산악연구회 (Kwandong Mountain Research Society). ISBN 978-89-958055-1-0.