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Downstream of Cheonggyecheon and livelihood
Downstream of Cheonggyecheon and livelihood in cheonggyecheon in Spring amusements at Ogansumun Floodgate In 1760, King Yeongjo, the 21st king of the Joseo
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Spring amusements at Ogansumun Floodgate In 1760, King Yeongjo, the 21st king of the Joseon Dynasty, dredged the sand from the Cheonggyecheon Stream’s bottom and planted dozens of willow trees around the stream. Willows were planted to prevent the inflow of earth and sand, and collapse of river banks. Over time, the willow trees have overgrown and formed a forest under and over the Ogansumun Floodgate. The willow forest of Ogansumun Floodgate became a place of spring amusements in Hanyang, together with the apricot blossoms of Pirundae and Boksakkot of Seongbuk-dong. The view of yellowish green willow branches shaking by the spring breeze with the background of Ogansumun Floodgate was splendid. When white willow flowers bloomed in late spring, people even gathered at night to watch the pollen flying like snow. The Seoul Govenment moved 16 weeping willows from Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, and planted around Cheonggyecheon Stream during its restoration project in 2005. Gasan Hill and snake hunters A group of beggars lived under the Gwangtonggyo and Supyogyo Bridge of Cheonggyecheon Stream. In 1760, during the dredging construction, the sand that was dug out from the bottom of Cheonggyecheon Stream were piled up in today’s Bangsan-dong; two Gasan Hills, which are low artificial mountains, were created. Flowers and trees were planted on these hills to prevent the earth and sand from being swept away during the flood, so these were called Bangsan, meaning, ‘scented mountain’. The beggars who lived under the bridges of Cheonggyecheon moved to Gasan Hill and lived together in mud huts. They were called the ‘snake hunters’ because King Yeongjo gave the exclusive right to catch and sell snakes to these jobless people.
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