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Majeongyo Bridge
Majeongyo Bridge in cheonggyecheon in Majeongyo Bridge Majeongyo Bridge was an old bridge in Cheonggyecheon Stream. It was called ‘Changseonbang Bridge’ du
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Majeongyo Bridge Majeongyo Bridge was an old bridge in Cheonggyecheon Stream. It was called ‘Changseonbang Bridge’ during the period of King Taejong, and it later changed to ‘Taepyeong Bridge’ during the era of King Sungjong. It gained its current name during the period of King Yeongjo when the Majeon, a market for trading cattle and horse, moved near to this bridge. Majeon usually opened in the middle of the day, so it was also called Ogyo or Ogyot Bridge, which meant ‘midday’ in Korean. Yi Sun-shin’s fighting spirit After ten minutes of walk in the direction of Euljiro 5-ga from the Majeongyo Bridge, there is Hullyeonwon Park on the left side. This is the place where military training and martial arts examination were held during the Joseon Dynasty. Yi Sun-shin, a national naval battle hero, took a military exam in August, 1572 at the Hullyeonwon. There is a famous story that Yi sun-shin was injured during this test, but he finished his exam after peeling a bark off a willow and wrapping his broken leg with it. However, in spite of his fighting spirit, he failed the exam. Today, there are still a lot of willow trees in Cheonggyecheon Stream. Gasan Hill and snake hunters In the vicinity of the Majeongyo Bridge, there is Bangsan-dong, where two Gasan Hills, which are artificially built hills with the soil that were dug out during the dredging construction in 1760, are located. There were many poor people who lived in mud huts. They were called the 'snake hunters' since King Yeongjo gave these jobless people the exclusive right to catch and sell snakes. On the balustrade of Cheonggyecheon Stream’s bridge, there are letters carved by these people that says ‘snakes for sale’.
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