The perfect course for a walk in the middle of the city

Rain is a brush that paints landscapes. The heavy rain draws the valley water, and the falling water from the palace digs a groove in the hard stone. Rainwater quenches the thirst of vegetation and gives off a warm earthy scent under the cold open sky. The rain falling in the city creates a blank space in the packed space and fills the landscape with the refreshing sound of rain. The nature of Changdeokgung Huwon, which is 340,490㎡ (about 103,000 pyeong), awakens like that. That is why I want to walk around Changdeokgung Palace on a rainy day. You can see a different look of the calmly deepened palace. On the next day after a lot of rain, let’s move to the Suseongdong Valley of Inwangsan Mountain. It is the perfect course for a walk in the middle of the city. Prince Anpyeong and scholars of Joseon recited poetry using the roaring sound of water in the valley as a rhythm. Just like lifting a stone from a stream and finding a hidden life, the rain moves the seemingly still landscape. Seochon, where Suseong-dong Valley is located, has left Korean modern and contemporary history everywhere, including the site of Yun Dong-ju’s boarding house, Tongui-dong Boan Inn, and Daeo Bookstore. It’s fun to look for the footsteps like hide-and-seek with an umbrella.

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