Yongmunsan Resort (용문산 관광지) – Homepage tour.yp21.net – Tel +82-31-773-0088 Yongmunsan Mountain in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do, is comprised of Doilbong Peak, Baegunbong Peak, and other peaks. The resort shares the area with various cultural relics such as Yongmunsa Temple; Yongmunsa Temple’s gingko tree; a stupa containing a relic of the Buddha, a monument of the reverend…
Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I (파주이이유적) – Homepage tour.paju.go.kr – Tel +82-31-958-1749 Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I is dedicated to a great scholar of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was born to Lee Wonsu and Shin Saimdang in 1536. He passed Saengwonsi, a type of preliminary exam in 1564 (the 9th year…
Hwaseokjeong Pavilion (화석정) – Homepage tour.paju.go.kr – Tel +82-31-940-5831 Hwaseokjeong Pavilion was built in honor of Gil Jae, a Goryeo dynasty Confucian scholar who had resigned from his government post to train young scholars. Overlooking the Imjingang River, the pavilion provides a good resting area dotted with zelkova trees. – Address : 152-72, Hwaseokjeong-ro, Paju-si,…
Hwaseong Yongjusa Temple (용주사(화성)) – Homepage www.yongjoosa.or.kr – Tel +82-31-234-0040 Yongjusa Temple is located near Yungneung and Geolleung Royal Tombs. This site was originally the location of Garyangsa Temple, which was constructed in 854, during the 16th year of King Munseong of the Silla Kingdom. The temple was very famous as it was surrounded by…
Icheon Sansuyu Village (이천 산수유마을) – Homepage www.2104sansooyou.com – Tel +82-31-632-4304 Icheon has emerged as a new spring destination thanks to the large colony of sansuyu trees in Baeksa-myeon. The path from downtown Icheon to Yeongwonsa Temple, located on Wonjeonksan Mountain, is lined on both sides with these beautiful yellow trees. The village is a…
Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site (화성 공룡알 화석지) – Homepage dinopia.hscity.go.kr tour.hscity.go.kr – Tel +82-31-5189-3508 The Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site was discovered on an island in the tidal plain south of Sihwaho Lake. The island was revealed when seawaters were blocked during a land reclamation project. As the sedimentary layer formed during the Cretaceous…
Jangja Lake Park (장자호수공원) – Homepage www.guri.go.kr/culture – Tel +82-31-550-2472 Guri City worked to improve the water quality of Jangja Lake in order to form the Jangja Lake Park and in the process an ecological zone was created. A 3.6 km tree-lined walking trail runs through the park and is frequently used by people enjoying an outing or…
Bundang Astro Camp (분당 어린이천문대) – Homepage cafe.naver.com/astrocamp1 – Tel +82-31-322-3245 The Astro Camp was established to encourage young children to take an interest in space and natural science and to develop creative problem-solving skills. The Children’s Observatory provides a wide range of educational programs developed by expert educators from diverse fields of majors at…
Jungmisan Recreational Forest (중미산자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-31-771-7166 Jungmisan Recreational Forest unfolds at the end of a lovely drive along the famous Nongdachigogae Road, the highest ridge road in the vicinity of Seoul. The forest boasts a striking landscape of thick groves of trees and a view overlooking the Namhangang River. During some…
Key Observatory (열쇠전망대) – Homepage www.yeoncheon.go.kr – Tel +82-31-839-2147 Called to play the role of an important key for unification, Key Observatory was established on April 11, 1998 to commemorate the sorrow of homesickness and provide security education in the area. Military in the area can also keep watch over the north from this location….