Yangjaecheon

Yangjaecheon
View of Yangjaecheon Stream
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Yangjaecheon
McCune–Reischauer	Yangchaech'ŏn

Yangjaecheon is a stream that flows through the city of Seoul, South Korea. It runs through Gangnam (3 Districts), which is part of the southern half of the city. Yangjaecheon is a greenway stretching five and a half kilometres from Gwanaksan in Gyeonggi into Seoul through Seocho District, Gangnam District, Songpa District until it runs into the Tancheon.[1]

The stream is recessed with major and minor roads crossing above it on bridges and multiple parallel bike and pedestrian trails flanking it on tiered ledges. Public exercise equipment is provided along the stream, as well as benches and a variety of flowers. [2] 3.75km of the stream was appointed as Seoul Future heritage.

The stream flows from Gyeonggi Province into Seoul through different districts. It is total 15.6km. The course is shown below.

Gwacheon ; It supervises 8.4km of the total stream.
Seoul

Tancheon

There are 174 species of plants, 42 species of birds, 20 species of fish, 6 species of mammals, 6 kinds of amphibians and reptiles in the Yangjaecheon flowing in the center of the city. Yangjae Stream revived the naturalness of the river by applying the natural method with the goal of restoring Yangjaecheon ecosystem. Yangjaecheon Ecological Park has restored the riverside slope to create a resting and walking space. Concrete revetments were removed and new revetments were constructed using megaliths, trees, grasses and natural materials. These vegetation revetments are safe for floods, and they control the water temperature by creating shade in the riverside. Yanghaecheon provide fish and algae habitats to help maintain the food chain of aquatic ecosystems. It also precipitates and absorbs water and pollutants, easing eutrophication of the material.