Baraebong Peak (바래봉) – Homepage jiri.knps.or.kr – Tel +82-63-630-8900 Baraebong Peak gets its name from its resemblance to an upside down barittae (a wooden rice bowl used by temple priests). The mountain is characterized by round slopes and fields of royal azalea flowers in spring. Trekking starts at Yongsan Village, 1.5 kilometers away from Unbong-eup….
House of Lee Young-choon (이영춘가옥) – Homepage tour.gunsan.go.kr (Korean only)www.cha.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) – Tel +82-63-454-3922 The House of Lee Young-choon was constructed by a Japanese landlord named Kumamoto during the Japanese colonial era. The house combined Western, Korean, and Japanese into one structure. After Korean liberation, Dr. Lee Young-choon, the first medical doctor,…
Gwanghallu Pavilion (광한루) – Homepage www.gwanghallu.or.kr – Tel +82-63-620-6172 Rebuilt in 1638 (the 16th year of King Injo), Gwanghallu Pavilion is one of the Joseon dynasty’s most exemplary structures. The pavilion was constructed in 1419 by Hwang Hui, a noted prime minister in the early Joseon dynasty, during his exile to Namwon. The name of…
Iksan Godori Standing Stone Buddha (익산 고도리 석조여래입상) – Homepage www.iksan.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) www.cha.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) – Tel +82-63-859-5792 Iksan Godori Standing Stone Buddha is Treasure No. 46. The two Buddha statues (each measuring 424 cm) stand face-to-face at a distance of 200 meters apart and tell the story of an…
Gunsan Geumgang Estuary Bank (금강하구둑(군산)) – Homepage tour.gunsan.go.kr – Tel +82-63-454-3353 Geumgang Estuary Bank was completed in 1990 as part of an agricultural development project for 6 cities and counties in Chungcheongnam-do and Jeollabuk-do. The Korea Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure Corporation invested approximately 100 billion won for the project and the construction lasted for 8…
Old Walls of Jijeon Village in Muju (무주 지전마을 옛 담장) – Homepage tour.muju.go.kr www.cha.go.kr – Tel +82-1899-8687 The Old Walls of Jijeon Village in Muju were mostly all built to mark the dividing line between houses, rather than to keep people out. The walls started out using mud and natural stones, but later changed…
Deogyusan National Recreational Forest (국립 덕유산자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-63-322-1097 Deogyusan National Recreational Forest is located south of Muju near Gucheon-dong Valley and Deogyusan National Park. The lush forest of larch and pine nut trees creates a cool ambience for relaxation. The recreational forest features a biking trail, and is near Deogyusan Ski…
Gudam Village (구담마을) – Homepage www.me.go.kr – Tel +82-63-644-9051 Located at the beginning of the Seomjingang River, the steep banks in Gudam Village are covered in maehwa (plum blossoms) in white and red. While strolling along the 3-kilometer-long path of the riverside that connects Gudam Village to Cheondam Village, tourists will be impressed by the…
Gangcheonsan County Park (강천산 군립공원) – Homepage gangcheonsan.kr – Tel +82-63-650-1672 Gangcheonsan Mountain is surrounded by Gwangcheonsan Gwangjubong Peak (583.7 meters above sea level), Gwangdeoksan Seonnyeobong Peak (578 meters), and Sanseongsan Yeondaebong Peak (603 meters above sea level) in the area of 996beonji, Cheonggye-ri, Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do. It is divided into small canyons and has an…
Muju Baengnyeonsa Temple (백련사(무주)) – Homepage baekryeon.eduniety.net – Tel +82-63-322-3395 Baengnyeonsa Temple is located in the upper part of Gucheondong Valley on Deogyusan Mountain. It is said that during the Silla Kingdom, a white lotus flower bloomed here, and that’s why the temple is called Baengnyeonsa (lit. White Lotus Temple). The temple is the only…