Walking trail along Seoul's City Wall. Credit: Andrew Bain In Asia, China has no monopoly on great walls. Running around the former royal heart of Seoul is what's claimed as the largest remaining ...

For a good walk, start at the Seoul City Wall Museum in the Dongdaemun District. From there, follow the path along the wall, which dates to 1396.

Korea’s ambition of adding the Seoul Wall, otherwise known as Hanyang Fortress, to the list of Unesco’s World Heritage sites has been put on hold. This comes as an advisory body to Unesco recently ...

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The Japanese colonial government designated the Seoul City Wall as a historic site in 1936 and the designation has remained even since but the public has yet to appreciate its historic value.

All the peaks in Seoul are accessible through the city’s state-of-the-art public transportation, so use subways and buses to arrive at the trailheads. 2. Do your best to support local businesses.

Walk it and you discover that Seoul's City Wall is more than just a line of stones; it's an eye into the city, past and present. Dongdaemun, the East Gate in the Seoul City Wall, has major roads ...