10 Sites Including Seokchon Lake, Mongchontoseong, Seoul Sky Observatory, and Olympic Park Selected as 'Songpaten'

10 Places Selected as 'Songmaeten' ▲Songridan-gil ▲Seokchon Lake Cafe Street ▲Seongnaecheon Cherry Blossom & Autumn Foliage Path ▲Mongchon Fortress Trail ▲Seokchon Lake ▲Seoul Sky Observatory ▲Olympic Park ▲Lotte World ▲Songpa Book Museum ▲Garak Market

Seokchon Lake

Mongchon Toseong

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seogang Seok) has selected 10 must-visit attractive places in Songpa across various fields such as tourist sites, nature, experiences, food, and culture, and announced the 'Songpa Maeryeok Ten' (abbreviated as Songmaeten).

'Songmaeten' is an urban marketing strategy aimed at promoting Songpa as a differentiated city full of distinctive and attractive landmarks and creating a future city with sustainable urban competitiveness. It signifies ten unique and appealing places in Songpa that attract people.

The 10 places selected as Songmaeten are ▲ Songridan-gil ▲ Seokchon Lake Cafe Street ▲ Seongnaecheon Cherry Blossom and Autumn Foliage Path ▲ Mongchon Fortress Trail ▲ Seokchon Lake ▲ Seoul Sky Observatory ▲ Olympic Park ▲ Lotte World ▲ Songpa Book Museum ▲ Garak Market.

The district plans to promote Songpa's unique charm by categorizing these into three themes for easy public recall: ▲ ‘Songmae Road’ featuring three walking streets in Songpa that people want to visit at least once ▲ ‘Songmae View’ highlighting four spots boasting Songpa’s beautiful nature and outstanding scenery ▲ ‘Songmae Space’ comprising three unique and distinctive spatial landmarks in Songpa.

Additionally, the district will actively utilize 'Songmaeten' in various promotional materials and video productions, and plans to hold diverse promotional events such as the ▲ Songmaeten Walking Contest ▲ Songmaeten Photo Contest ▲ Songmaeten Certification Shot Challenge.

Seogang Seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “We hope to actively promote 'Songmaeten' to residents and many others so that more tourists remember and visit Songpa’s charming landmarks.” He added, “We will continue to discover specialized projects that reflect Songpa’s unique regional characteristics and stories, and revitalize tourism policies encompassing Songpa’s major attractions.”