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Seokchon Lake (Korea)

As the lake is located in the neighborhood of the Jamsil-dong area of Songpa-gu, the Seokchon Lake is also known as “Songpa Naru Park.” In its ideal harmony of lake and park, Seokchon Lake is divided into two parts: the east and west lakes. While the Magic Island of Lotte World, a typical theme park in Seoul, is in the vicinity of the west lake, surrounding areas of the east lake is popular among neighbors for its jogging courses, walks as well as a rest place for office workers nearby. When the city government embarked on the Hangang River Redevelopment Project in 1961, the river was filled up with earth but a part of the river was left unfilled. And then, in 1971, the unfilled water turned the lake, of which total area of 217,850㎡ with 737 tons of freshwater. In early 1980s the lakeside area was developed into a park; following this, the lake was divided into the east and west lakes flowing along newly opened Songpadaero Road. With an ideal...