Photo: Seoul Parks (Seoul Metropolitan Government)
Cheongnyang Park
청량공원
Park · Seongbuk-gu
Cheongnyang Neighborhood Park spreads across Seongbuk-gu and Dongdaemun-gu, and because it contains the Hongneung and Uireung royal tombs most of its area is designated a cultural heritage protection zone. Largely off-limits and so untouched, its natural scenery is beautiful, and from the summit
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Source: parks.seoul.go.kr
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