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Cheonggyecheon (청계천) Via New York Times
I have mixed feelings about this. The water is artificially pumped in at great expense to recreate an historic stream. The original stream had essentially become an urban sewer, which I think is what happened to many streams in old cities. But otherwise it looks like a great reason to dismantle a highway.
An episode of the PBS documentary e2 series, “Seoul: the Stream of Consciousness,” details more of the stream’s history, construction, and controversy.
