석촌호수 벚꽃축제 - Walking around Seokchon Lake Park, Seoul, Korea(Cherry Blossom Festival)

Camera: Yi 4K+ Gimbal: Yi Handheld Gimbal Seokchon Lake was originally a part of the Hangang River There was an island named Burido in the middle of the Hangang River dividing it into two, Songpa River (the north part) and Sincheon River(the south part) In April 1971, a construction to connect Burido with land has started It was proceeded by enlarging the Songpa River and closing the Sincheon River By this construction, the closed southern part of the Han River became Seokchon Lake, and the land made by the reclamation project became Jamsil-dong and Sincheon-dong In the 1970s, Seokchon Lake used to be a tacky lake right after the construction So people created a walking trail and planted trees, transforming the area into a park After some time, Seokchon Lake started to suffer from water pollution, causing foul smells This caused people to avoid Seokchon Lake Park In 2001, Songpagu designated it to make into a tourist attraction and did some maintenance business This caused the water to become clear and the ecological system to be recovered The East Lake has a trail which is connected to West Lake under the Jamsilhosugyo (Jamsil Lake Bridge) Beside the trail, there are some facilities including some rest area and public restrooms At the north side, there is a two-floor building which has the Songpa Travel Information Center on the second floor In October 2014, the Rubber Duck was held on the East Lake by Lotte Group to celebrate the opening of the new Lotte World Mall Also, the Super Moon Project was held in September 2016, an art project planned by the art collaborative group FriendsWithYou The Super Moon is a 60-foot inflatable sculpture surrounded by a garden of eight symbolic planets of color and light The West Lake is 112,065㎡ large and is slightly larger than the East Lake Around the West Lake, there are Seoul Playground and Lotte World’s Magic Island From 2010 to 2013, the average water level of Seokchon lake was lowered from 4 63 meters to 4 17 meters About 4 million tons of water was leaked from Seokchon Lake Also, several large underground voids and sinkholes were observed near the lake and caused controversy about safety problems According to an investigation by the City of Seoul, it was caused by massive underground operation from the construction of Lotte World Tower and Seoul Subway Line 9 In 2013, the City of Seoul started supplying water to maintain the lake’s water level As of 2015, the lake had an average water level of 4 8 meters Copyright © 2018 All Rights Reserved All the video and audio materials on this channel are original and recorded by myself on location Any copy, reproduction or republication of all or part of this video/audio is prohibited #석촌호수 #벚꽃축제 #SeokchonLakePark