Samcheong-dong
Korean transcription(s)
?  Hangul	삼청동
?  Hanja	三 淸 洞
?  Revised Romanization	Samcheong dong
?  McCune?Reischauer	Samch'ong tong
Country	South Korea
Area
? Total	1.49 km 2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population   (2001) [1]
? Total	5,374
? Density	3,600/km 2 (9,300/sq mi)

Samcheong-dong is a dong , neighbourhood of Jongno-gu in Seoul , South Korea . It lies north of Jongno and east of Gyeongbokgung . ^{[1] [2]} This hilly neighborhood is characterized by numerous small art galleries, shops, and restaurants. Visitors to the area can see restored hanok , Korean traditional-style houses. The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea is located here. It is also home to several foreign government offices including the Vietnamese consulate.

Attraction [ edit ]

• National Folk Museum of Korea
• Velvet and Incubator art galleries [1]

See also [ edit ]

• Administrative divisions of South Korea

References [ edit ]

• "종로구 (Jongno-gu 鍾路區)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia . Archived from the original on 2012-12-04 . Retrieved 2008-04-22 .
• "Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong" (in Korean). Guro-gu Official website.
• "Mapo Information" . The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (行政洞別 管轄 法定洞 一覽表) (in Korean). Mapo-gu Official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-05.

External links [ edit ]

• Jongno-gu Official site in English
• (in Korean) Jongno-gu Official site
• (in Korean) Status quo of Jongno-gu by administrative dong
• (in Korean) Samcheong-dong Resident office
• (in Korean) Origin of Samcheong-dong name ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Official site of Korea tourism on Samcheong-dong

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