Chungmu-ro

{{Short description|Street in Seoul, South Korea}}

{{for|the South Korean film industry|Cinema of Korea}}

{{Infobox Korean name/auto

|img=Q100804 Chungmuro A02.JPG

|caption=Chungmuro station

|hangul=^충무로

|hanja=忠武路

}}

Chungmuro ({{Korean|hangul=충무로}}) is an avenue {{cvt|1.75|km}} in length and {{cvt|10|to|20|m}} in width and the area nearby, located in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Since the 1960s, Chungmuro has been known as the street of culture, artists, and the film industry. Dansungsa, the first movie theater of Korea, established in 1907, is also situated in the area, then known by its Japanese name, Honmachi.{{cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?148827&contentno=148827 |script-title=ko:충무로 忠武路 |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |language=ko |access-date=2008-05-07 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Since 1974, Jongno 3(sam)-ga station has become the nearest station around.{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/04/203_12165.html |title=Chungmuro Celebrates Soul of Korean Cinema|newspaper=The Korea Times|access-date=2008-05-07}} Chungmuro was named after Chungmugong, the posthumous title of Korean Admiral Yi Sun-shin, which means "martial duke of loyalty." The last syllable "ro" refers to road in Korean.{{cite web |url=http://www.korea.net/news/Issues/issueDetailView.asp?board_no=17593&menu_code=A |title=Chungmuro films dominating Asian cinema scene |publisher=The Korean Overseas Culture and Information Service (KOIS) |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=2008-05-07 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}