Cheong Il Jogyeji Site Gyeonggye Gyedan

This area marks the boundary where the Japanese concession, established in 1883, met the Qing Chinese concession established in 1884, linked to Mangukgongwon Park (present-day Jayu Park) by a space of stairs and landscaped grounds. Retaining its roughly 120-year history intact, the Cheong Il Jogyeji Site Gyeonggye Gyedan (the Sino-Japanese Concession Boundary Stairs) has a stone stairway built at its centre. Given the steep gradient towards either end, landings were built in and planting spaces provided, a design that lets visitors both make good use of the space and enjoy views over Incheon Harbour at leisure. Centred on this stairway, which sits on the steep south-western slope of Jayu Park, buildings of Qing China and Japan stand close together in strikingly different architectural styles. The Cheong Il Jogyeji Site Gyeonggye Gyedan has little value as a structure in itself, but holds high value for its history and its sense of place.

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Where it is

Region

Jemulpo-gu, Incheon

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물