Like most shrines located in Seoul, Cheonggwonsa (sa can mean either temple or shrine, thus Cheonggwon Shrine) preserves memories of the past so as to be understood for the present and future. While not precisely a tourist site - and definitely not touristy in one area - it's a quiet and peaceful place to get away from city life.

I don't mean to defile such a wicked Dead Kennedys song by the use of inverted commas, but I don't want to leave any ambiguity about how I feel about my time in the Kingdom.