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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cheonho-dong
Cheonho-dong (Korean: 천호동) is a dong, neighbourhood of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.

History

Cheonho means "Thousand of Houses", because its geographical location was believed to be an ideal place to live based on the Feng shui theory. In addition, there is a historical site of Pungnaptoseong, which is a flat earthen wall built at the edge of the Han River in the Baekje Era. Cheonho-dong is the only place where a huge department store such as Hyundai Department Store is located in the area of Gangdong-gu. Cheonho station is a transfer point between Seoul Subway Line 5 and Line 8. Cheonho-dong is a 60-minute Limousine bus ride away from Incheon International Airport.

Red-light district

Although prostitution is illegal in Korea, there is a long-established red-light district in Cheonho, known as "Texas Village". Since the introduction of the law banning prostitution in 2004 the number of brothels has declined. In December 2018, it was reported that there were still dozens of brothels in the area, and that an accidental fire in one had killed two women.

Area Information

Current Zip Code of Cheonho-dong is 134-020. 134 is for Gangdong-gu and 020 is for Cheonho-dong.

See also

References

  1. ^ "천호동 (Cheonho-dong 千戶洞)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ "The origin of Cheonho-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ "Less brothels, more prostitution". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "[Editorial] Prostitutes Have Human Rights Too". english.donga.com. 7 January 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ Da-sol, Kim (15 March 2017). "Korea's infamous red-light zone to fade into history". The Korea Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Fire in dilapidated Seoul brothel kills 2". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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