The annual Yeouido Spring Flower Festival is set to return Apr 12–18 when 1,700 cherry trees erupt into magnificent clouds of pink. The spring’s spectacular show gets underway along the 1.7-kilometer-long street behind the National Assembly building. At night, the cherry blossoms are lit up with various colored lights. A wide range of street performances such as mime and modern dance, as well as art exhibitions, also take place.

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Street vendors will be on hand selling snack foods and beverages, and Noryangjin Fish Market is just around the corner.

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The festival site will be flooded not only with visitors but street peddlers as well.

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There are also acrobats, inline skaters, traditional Korean percussion music, and fireworks along Hangang River to round off the event.

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www.ydp.go.kr
(Yeouiseo-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul | 서울시 영등포구 여의서로)

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National Assembly Station 국회의사당역 (Line 9), Exit 1

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Times Square | 타임스퀘어

Yeongdeungpo’s Times Square shopping mall is one of Seoul’s more visually appealing shopping centers thanks to its futuristic design by Junglin Architecture. Like any proper Korean shopping complex, it’s a virtual city unto itself, with a major department store, a multiplex theater, supermarket, fitness center, hotel, tons of restaurants, and much, much more. If you’re looking to stay indoors all day, this is your place. If you’d like a breath of cool, fresh air, there’s a lovely roof garden, too.

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You’ll find plenty of places to eat on the third and fourth floors.

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You’re in a shopping mall. The options are endless.

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If you’re a history buff, the old office of Kyungsung Textiles (1937) is located just behind Times Square and now serves as a café and gallery. Now known as Kyungbang, Kyungsung Textiles was one of Korea’s first big companies, and is in fact the owner of Times Square.

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T. 02-2638-2000, www.timessquare.co.kr
(442 Yeongdeungpo-dong 4-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul | 서울시 영등포구 영등포동4가 442)

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Yeongdeungpo Station 영등포역 (Line 1). Exit through the Lotte Department Store, cross the street, and walk 200 meters. Swing a left, walk 150m and you’re there.

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