Ttukseom Hangang Park

This guide to Ttukseom Hangang Park in Seoul traces how a flood-prone stretch of the Han River, once called Ttukseom for the dyke and islets that appeared and vanished with the water, went from a Joseon-era retreat for scholars and poets to a postwar tangle of factories and informal settlements. It follows the Hangang Renaissance project that began in 2007, replacing docks and industry with the paths and pool you see now. Look toward the water for the sandbars that first gave the area its name.