Guryong Village: South Korea's Biggest Slum

Guryong Village is a shantytown right across the street from Gangnam District, the most affluent part of South Korea. Together they represent one of the starkest divides between rich and poor within the same city - but how exactly did this come to be? The answer shows just how inextricable the two really are. Please consider a donation to our Patreon, to help fund the development of more Anomalies:   / anomalydocumentaries   This episode wouldn't be possible without the help of Simpli City and The Seoul Guide, two channels which graciously permitted the use of raw footage that you see. Check them out and give them a subscription if you like city walks:    / @simplicityimage      / theseoulguide   Finally, the sources: https://phmuseum.com/thekimsoohyun/st... https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ga... https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news... https://newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20170... https://books.google.ca/books?id=oWFy... https://web.archive.org/web/201505260... https://apnews.com/article/c22de3a565... https://web.archive.org/web/201505201... http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?u... https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news... https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-1... https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news... https://www.scribd.com/document/43350... https://www.intechopen.com/books/smar... https://search.proquest.com/openview/... https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/docs/defaul... https://tvshowdictionary.tistory.com/... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/09/... https://search-proquest-com.proxy.que... https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/docs/defaul... https://www.ft.com/content/0957c9ba-3... http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?u... https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...