Jeong-dong

Jeong-dong
Korean transcription(s)
•  Hangul	정동
•  Hanja	貞 洞
•  Revised Romanization	Jeong dong
•  McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng tong
Country	South Korea

Jeong-dong is a legal dong , or neighbourhood of the Jung-gu district in Seoul, South Korea and governed by its administrative dong, Sogong-dong. ^[1]

It is an historical area with Deoksu Palace from the Joseon Dynasty 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. ^[2]

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 Dynasty. Ewha School, Baejae School, Jeongdong jaeil Church etc. have been around for more than 100 years to tell the vivid history of Jeong-dong. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

Attractions

• Deoksugung
• Doldam-gil (or Stonewall Road) ^[5]
• Chungdong First Methodist Church – the oldest extant church in Korea ^[6]

Education

Schools located in Jeong-dong:

• Yewon School
• Changdeok Girls' Middle School
• Ewha Girls' High School

See also

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

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". 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. Herald, The Korea (2018-05-10). "[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea". 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". Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
6. "Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회) : VISITKOREA". Chungdong First Methodist Church (서울 정동교회). Retrieved 2023-12-17.

• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
• "Mapo Information". The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links

• Jung-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jung-gu Official site ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• (in Korean) Jung-gu Tour Guide from the Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jung-gu
• (in Korean) Resident offices and maps of Jung-gu ^{[ dead link ]}