Seongbuk-dong (Korean: 성북동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea.

[1][2] Seongbuk-dong is a village located in the north of Seoul, nestled in the hills overlooking the city.

Seongbuk-dong is a village located in the north of Seoul, nestled in the hills overlooking the city.

Nogume is a bowl of rice cooked in a brass or copper kettle prepared to offer the spirits of mountains and lakes during religious ceremonies.

Ancient legends say that after a woman prayed every day with nogume, her husband came back after leaving the house.

To solve the problem, King Yeongjo gave the citizens of Seongbuk-dong a privilege to whitewash clothes and ferment soybeans needed in the palace.

Although life in Seongbuk-dong was harsh for commoners, the noble class visited the village often because of its beautiful nature.

At 1400, Seongamdan was built at Seongbuk area and performed ancestral rites for Seoreung whom known as the first one to teach the method for breeding silkworms for the people.

But the seongbukgeongheo (the local administrative organization at Seongbuk-dong) also had an identity of autonomy group of citizens.

Since 1968, the opening of Bukaksan Road and completion of Samcheong Tunnel have facilitated traffic after Samcheong-dong-gil and Seongbuk-dong-gil met.

Today, Seongbuk-dong developed into a very modern city, represented by the well-maintained Seongbukcheon, the remains of the castle, and highly raised apartments.

Seongbuk-dong is the hometown of great literary talents such as Choi Sung-woo, Yeom Sang-seob, Lee Tae-jun, Han Yong-woon, Kim Kwang-seop.

Because of this, the city has many ambassador's residences, allowing the community to be rather diverse in race, nationality, and culture compared to other parts of Korea.

Then, since the late 1970s, Seongbuk-dong became popular for good prospects and environments, and luxury houses have begun to enter.

In particular, this rumor has spread to the diplomatic community, so the embassy has begun to slowly enter the area, and now residences of 30 countries are established.

Seongbuk-dong is home to a lot of rich people, but also has the last slum of Seoul, Bukjeong town.

성북동 메마른 골짜기에는 조용히 앉아 콩알 하나 찍어 먹을 널찍한 마당은커녕 가는 데마다 채석장 포성이 메아리쳐서 피난하듯 지붕에 올라앉아 아침 구공탄 굴뚝 연기에서 향수를 느끼다가 산 1번지 채석장에 도로 가서 금방 따낸 돌 온기(溫氣)에 입을 닦는다.

예전에는 사람을 성자(聖者)처럼 보고 사람 가까이 사람과 같이 사랑하고 사람과 같이 평화를 즐기던 사랑과 평화의 새 비둘기는 이제 산도 잃고 사람도 잃고 사랑과 평화의 사상까지 낳지 못하고 쫓기는 새가 되었다.

It is a poem that depicts a soft, mellow description, such as "Trembling from the noise of breaking rocks since dawn, their hearts got cracked.

," or "the morning sky like the square of God," or "wiping their mouth with the warmth from a stone" In the first verse, the mountain is being destroyed.

The truth of nature destruction is revealed naked in a simple sentence of "the pigeon is cracked in the chest".

During the two-day festival, booths are held to offer dishes enjoyed during Christmas holidays from each country.

Kim donated the area to Venerable Beopjeong, a Buddhist priest, who later changed the place to a temple.

Gansong also put the effort in education and scholarship for Korean Culture and Arts, by taking over Bosung School to raise the younger generation in the area.

It was established to pray for long life, happiness, and luck, allowing the visitors to feel the philosophy and the wisdom of ancestors.