The Seohocheon is a river in
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It has its source on the southern slopes of
Gwanggyosan
Gwanggyosan (582 m) is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the border of Suwon and Yongin, though the wider range extends north and so also borders Uiwang, Gwacheon, Seoul, and Seongnam.
The summit offers views across Su ...
and flows south, through Cheoncheon-dong, past Dongnam Health College, to Seoho (West Lake), near
Hwaseo Station. From there, it continues south and joins the
Hwanggujicheon. There is a path alongside much of the length of the stream and this is currently being extended north towards the source.
Gallery
Image:Seohocheon Upper Reaches - 1 - Looking Upstream - 2009-04-18.JPG, Looking upstream along the upper reaches
Image:Seohocheon Upper Reaches - 2 - Looking Downstream - 2009-04-18.JPG, Looking downstream along the upper reaches
Image:Seohocheon Upper Reaches - 3 - Looking Upstream - 2009-04-18.JPG, Looking upstream towards the upper reaches
Image:Seohocheon Upper Reaches - 4 - Looking Upstream - 2009-04-18.JPG, Looking upstream from Yuljeon-dong
Image:Seohocheon by factories in northern Suwon - 2008-10-25.JPG, By factories in northern Suwon
Image:Seohocheon in Cheoncheon-dong, northern Suwon - 2008-10-25.JPG, In Cheoncheon-dong
See also
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Rivers of Korea
The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as ther ...
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of the border ...
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Rivers of South Korea