Cheonho-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of

Gangdong-gu Gangdong District (Gangdong-gu) is one of the 25 '' gu'' which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangdong is literally "east of the (Han) River". It is located on the east side of the city. Jungbu (literally "Central Part") Express Motorw ...

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History

Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition, there is a historical site of Pungnaptoseong, which is a flat earthen wall built at the edge of the Han River in the

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Era. Cheonho-dong is the only place where a huge department store such as

Hyundai Department Store Hyundai Department Store (Korean: 현대백화점 주식회사, Hanja: 現代百貨店株式會社), together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea. Its parent company is the H ...

is located in the area of Gangdong-gu.

Cheonho station Cheonho station is a subway station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of ...

is a transfer point between

Seoul Subway Line 5 Seoul Subway Line 5 of the Seoul Metro, dubbed ''the purple line'', is a long line crossing from west to the east across the Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. It is one of two subway lines in Seoul to cross ''under'' the Han River (the o ...

and Line 8. Cheonho-dong is a 60-minute Limousine bus ride away from

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Red-light district

Although prostitution is illegal in Korea, there is a long-established

red-light district A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are particu ...

in Cheonho, known as "Texas Village". Since the introduction of the law banning prostitution in 2004 the number of

brothel A brothel, bordello, ranch, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. However, for legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub par ...

s has declined, however in late 2018 there were still dozens of brothels in the area.

Area Information

Current Zip Code of Cheonho-dong is 134-020. 134 is for Gangdong-gu and 020 is for Cheonho-dong.

References

External links

Gangdong-gu official websiteGangdong-gu map
at the Gangdong-gu official website
The Cheonho 1 dong Resident office
{{coord missing, South Korea Neighbourhoods of Gangdong District Red-light districts in South Korea

History

Red-light district

Area Information

See also

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