Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Gyeongin Ara Waterway Walking (GAWW) Course 3 from the Cheongna International City Station in the Incheon International Airport Railway and Back to the Same Station via Jeongseojin and Cheongna Lake Park, Gyeonggi Province in Korea

1. Preface

Consistent effort how to efficiently and safely forward the cargo between Hangang River and West Sea had been made from the generation to the generation. First trial was made in the King Gojeong in Joseon Dynasty about 800 years ago which they were transporting most nationwide taxed goods from various places to the Gyeongchang Warehouse in Mapo, Seoul via Sondeulmok in Ganghwa Island and Yeomha. But these two areas were always raging tied area and troubled area, the one is hardest sailing route and the other normally too shallow river to sail under normal tied condtions so that only possible to sail the vessel under high tied. The Korea Government decided to directly connect between Wontungui Hyun Village in Incheon City and Gulpocheon Creek in Gimpo City in order to avoid these two troubled areas. But they failed to complete the canal since they could not make a canal at hardest rock area for about 400m. Thereafter they were randomly trying to construct the canal but continuously failed due to insufficient technology or infeasible project or strong resist from the environmental movement group. The Government eventually took a determination to perform this canal project under political nation project which could directly start to move under the Government project in 2009 and complete the project in 2011.

2. The Guide Information for Course 3

The Gyeongin Ara Waterway Walking Course 3 is starting from the Cheongna Int’l City Station in the Airport Railroad Line and back to the same station via Jeongseojin (The Sign of Stone) and Cheongna Lake Park as about 16 km distance walking for about 4 hours including 1 hour break during the Course. You could start to walk the GAWW Course 3 as soon as walking out the Gate 1 at the Cheongna Int’l City (CIC) Station in the Airport Railroad Line. Please turn right and turn right again and continuously pass under the Station Building Bridge and join the GAWW Course 3 as see at the Photo 01 through 05. Thereafter keep walking following the GAWW Course 3 up to the Jeongseojin (Sign of Stone) via the Jeongseojin Three Way Junction where you should turn right and walk toward the Jeongseojin for 1 Km as see at the Photo 06 through 11, 18 and 25. After you look around the Jeongseojin area well, you could now move toward the Cheongna Lake Park for 5.4 Km via the Jeongseojin Three Way Junction, the Three Way Junction at the Incheon Physical Education High School, Traffic Four Way Junction to the Metropolitan 2^nd Ring Express Highway and finally the Gukje Bridge as see at the Photo 29 through 47, 51, 54 through 58, 62. As you finish satisfactorily looking around the Cheongna Lake Park, you could now go back to the CIC Station for about 1 hour walking via the Gukje Bridge and two times Traffic Four Way Junction as see at the Photo 62 through 75. You could also refer to the GAWW Course 3 Map attached and linked to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS02njruUCU

Gyeongin Ara Waterway Walking Course 3 Map

3. Historic and Background Information

There are several places or spot where some cultural and historic background and which you may feel interest or useful for your better understanding. Please refer followings to brief explanation.

3-1) Cheongna International City

Cheongna International City has been at the Cheongna Dong Town and Beobjeong Dong Town in Seogu District in the Incheon City which is at the 7.27 Km2 out of total 17.77 Km2 (Seogu District Area) and presently residing about 110,000 people and belong to IFEZ (Incheon Free Economic Zone) along with neighboring region, Songdo and Youngjongdo. Please refer more details to https://www.ifez.go.kr/index. This city has been continuously developing as one of core global business and leisure center where globally connecting with the Incehon International Airport and nationwide connection with the Airport Railroad, the Incheon International Airport Highway, Gyeongin Expressway in South to North connection and Metropolitan 2^nd Ring Expressway in West to East connection. They could connect West Business Core in Seoul like Yeouido and Mapo area within half an hour transportation time.

3-2) Jeongseojin (The Sign of Stone)

Jeongseojin is the Sign of Stone locating at the Seogu District in Incehon City which indicate correct West point from the Center of Seoul (Gwanghwamun area) where Kyeongbokgung Palace is. There is another Jeongdongjin which is completely opposite indication and correct East point from the Center of Seoul. The Jeongdongjin means the Sunrise with New Hope while Jeongseojin the Sunset with Romance, Regret and Reminisce. The ceremony for the Year End and New Year has been held at this location at end of December every year. There is some additional sculpture and monuments around the Jeongseojin area as follow.

l Noeuljong (Sunset Bell)

Gorgeous sunset scenery at the Jeongseojin had been well-known to everybody from long time ago which show fantastic sunset emitting through and between small islands around. In order to keep this scenery to the people for long time, The Noeuljong, 21.1 m wide and 13.5 m high was installed at this location which inspires pebbles at the West Sea and Restart for Future where you could appreciate this fantastic scenery.

l Bada Piano (Sea Piano)

Bada Piano is near to the Noeuljong which give you tow sounds, the one is the sound of sea and the other the sound of piano scale.

l Wish Wall

This Wall is for encouraging all visitors with brave and hope in their hard life. There are five symbolic bells at the Wall which means love, wish, friendship, romance and regret which are linked and communicated again with missing people like lovers, friends, families and neighbors.