Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site
성주우물터 은행나무
Nature · Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul 146-65
Nearby stations and stops
- Yangcheon Hyanggyo (서울 도시철도 9호선) · straight-line 234m
- Balsan (Line 5) · straight-line 1.3km
- Bus stop 가양한강타운아파트 · straight-line 50m
- Bus stop 양천향교입구 · straight-line 131m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- Open all year round
- Closed
- Open every day
- N/A (Open all year round)
- Parking
- No parking
- Not available
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2025-09-15 · Collected: Not provided
Ginkgo Tree at the Fortress Well Site refers to the old ginkgo tree, which have been designated as a protected tree in 1988, located in Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu in Seoul. Until the Gayang apartment complex was built, the area where the ginkgo tree is located was a historic place with a beautiful landscape and many anecdotes and legends. Before the Goryeo dynasty, its location served as an important strategic point along the lower part of the Hangang River, where it had a ferry dock with boats that bypassed Haengju and Paju as a shortcut for commuting between Kaeseong and Pyongyang, and is associated with many legends of historical figures who had used the dock. The ginkgo tree also appears in a painting drawn by Gyeomjae Jeongseon, a historic painter of the Joseon dynasty.
In the area
Other Nature Tourism Sites 1 of 10 attractions in Gangseo-gu
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI