Jeong-dong

Jeong-dong
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul정동
 • Hanja貞洞
 • Revised RomanizationJeong-dong
 • McCune–ReischauerChŏng-dong
CountrySouth Korea

Jeong-dong (Korean: 정동) is a legal dong (neighbourhood) of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, Sogong-dong.

It is an historical area with Deoksugung from the Joseon period and some of Korea's first modern schools and churches. It also home to contemporary museums, galleries and theaters along tree-lined streets and cobblestone alleyways.

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