Popular Gangnam District in Seoul with river cruise

Bongeunsa is a Buddhist temple located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the slope of Sudo Mountain, across the street from the COEX Mall. A fire in 1939 destroyed most of the buildings, and other parts of the temple were destroyed during the Korean War. Fortunately, one of the very few halls which escaped destruction during the Korean War continues to hold the woodblock carvings of the Flower Garland Sutra, completed in 1855 by monk Young-ki. The temple has undergone many repairs and renovations, and is now once again a large, thriving complex. The temple is a notable tourist destination, offering "Temple Stay Program" in which visitors can lead the life of a monk for a few hours.

The COEX Aquarium in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's largest Aquariums with over 40,000 creatures from over 650 species on display. The COEX Aquarium features 90 exhibition tanks grouped in fourteen "discovery zones", including six themed areas. The aquarium is housed within the COEX mall, which is, itself, part of the larger COEX Convention & Exhibition Center. The aquarium opened in 2000.

The area called "the Beverly Hills of South Korea" is actually like. Of the nearly seven million foreign tourists who visited Korea in spring 2019, 37% visited the Seoul district of Gangnam, the birthplace and hub of K-pop. Literally meaning “south of the river” in Korean, Gangnam first gained global fame through Psy’s megahit “Gangnam Style”. An increasing number of foreign Hallyu fans are flocking to Gangnam, the birthplace and hub of K-pop, to see and keep up with the latest trends in the music genre. The Seoul district has created experiential spaces with artists to provide fans with unique experiences in the K-pop craze.

Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. Seoul has a population of 9.7 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha - City by GaWC, Seoul was the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$635 billion