# Samcheong-dong

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{{Short description|Neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea}}
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| translit_lang1_info     = 삼청동
| translit_lang1_type1    = [Hanja](/source/Hanja)
| translit_lang1_info1 = 三淸洞
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| translit_lang1_info2    = Samcheong-dong
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thumb|Samcheongdong traditional houses
'''Samcheong-dong''' ({{korean|hangul=삼청동}}) is a ''[dong](/source/dong_(neighbourhood))'' (neighbourhood) of [Jongno District](/source/Jongno_District), [Seoul](/source/Seoul), South Korea. It lies north of [Jongno](/source/Jongno) and east of [Gyeongbokgung](/source/Gyeongbokgung).<ref name="encyber">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732202&contentno=732202 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122061149/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=732202&contentno=732202 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |script-title=ko:삼청동 (Samcheong-dong 三淸洞) |publisher=[Doosan Encyclopedia](/source/Doosan_Encyclopedia) |accessdate=2008-04-23 |language=Korean }}</ref><ref name="Jongno District">{{cite web|url=http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/intro/history.jsp?dp=4&id=21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20040530102953/http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/intro/history.jsp?dp=4&id=21 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-05-30 |publisher=Jongno District official site |title= Origin of Samcheong-dong's name |accessdate=2008-04-23 |language=Korean}}</ref> This hilly neighborhood is characterized by numerous small art galleries, shops, and restaurants. Visitors to the area can see restored [hanok](/source/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 ==
*[National Folk Museum of Korea](/source/National_Folk_Museum_of_Korea)
*Velvet and Incubator art galleries [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015204038/http://www.velvet.or.kr/english/emain.htm]

==See also==
*[Administrative divisions of South Korea](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=139888&contentno=139888 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204161724/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=139888&contentno=139888 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-04 |script-title=ko:종로구 (Jongno District 鍾路區) |publisher=[Doosan Encyclopedia](/source/Doosan_Encyclopedia) |accessdate=2008-04-22 |language=Korean }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |title=Chronicle of Beopjeong-dong and Haengjeong-dong |publisher=[Guro District](/source/Guro_District) Official website |language=Korean |access-date=2008-04-23 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120702/http://www2.guro.go.kr/site/gu/page.jsp?code=guf040100010 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105043941/http://www.mapo.go.kr/Design/html_cms/e_ward/03_office_dong_law.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-11-05 |title=Mapo Information |work=The chart of Beopjeong-dong assigned by Haengjeong-dong (행정동별 관할 법정동 일람표) |publisher=[Mapo District](/source/Mapo_District) Official website |language=Korean }}

==External links==
* [http://www.jongno.go.kr/english/index.jsp Jongno District Official site in English]
*{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.jongno.go.kr/index.jsp Jongno District Official site]
*{{in lang|ko}} [https://archive.today/20040223070100/http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=550302150 Status quo of Jongno District by administrative dong] 
*{{in lang|ko}} [https://archive.today/20040311224245/http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/dong/index.jsp?dp=4 Samcheong-dong Resident office] 
*{{in lang|ko}} [http://www.jongno.go.kr/wcms4/page?pageId=290025133&C_290008854_290008855=%EC%82%BC%EC%B2%AD%EB%8F%99&C_290008854_0=290009417&C_290008854_290008853=%EC%82%BC%EC%B2%AD%EB%8F%99&LIST_PAGE_ID_290008854=270005366 Origin of Samcheong-dong name]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_4.jsp?cid=561239 Official site of Korea tourism on Samcheong-dong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228043403/http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SH/SH_EN_7_4.jsp?cid=561239 |date=2019-12-28 }}
{{Jongno District}}
{{Seoul}}

Category:Neighborhoods of Jongno District
Category:Tourist attractions in Seoul

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