The provincial government moves to Daejeon
The relocation from Gongju brought government offices, official residences, shops, and new movement to Seonhwa-dong.
LIVING NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE · Daejeon
Seonhwa-dong, Daejeon
대전 선화동An old-center district shaped by the former Chungnam Provincial Government, offices, schools, print shops, and long-running food streets.
✓Source-checked recordChecked Sep 2026
01 · HISTORY
How this neighborhood remembers change
Administration supports an education and print district
Schools, newspapers, print shops, restaurants, and lodging served workers and visitors around the government quarter.
A government building becomes a history space
After the provincial government moved, the former building reopened as a modern-history exhibition space and a focus for old-center reuse.
02 · NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES
Share a neighborhood memory →A neighborhood is also remembered by its people
Public records explain dates and places. Residents preserve the shops, school roads, sounds, and ordinary moments that maps cannot hold.
03 · PLACES
Places where the story remains visible
대전근현대사전시관
Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall
The former Chungnam Provincial Government building anchors the district's administrative history.
선화동 음식특화거리
Seonhwa Food Street
Long-running restaurants preserve the working old center's daily rhythm.
대전 옛 충남도청
Former Chungnam Provincial Government
Read the building and the east–west urban axis toward Daejeon Station together.
LIVE MAP SEARCH
Current food & café map searches
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Finding the neighborhood
Jungangno Station
2–3 hoursRespect the living neighborhood
Exhibition access and building use can change. Check the former provincial office's current program before visiting.
Opening hours, admission, and transport conditions can change. Check the linked map and official information before you go.