Neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea
Daechi-dong
Daechi-dong (Korean: 대치동) is an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.
Daechi-dong is divided into three different "dongs" which are Daechi 1-dong, 2-dong, and 4-dong. Daechi-dong is predominantly considered the residential area of Gangnam. As a result, real estate in the area is highly competitive and expensive compared to other parts of Gangnam. The Yangjaecheon is a stream that runs through the heart of Daechi-dong.
How locals move
Getting around Daechi-dong the local way
- Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
- Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
- Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
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Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: H. Y. Shin 000 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.