Gangwon-do

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Mangsang Beach (망상해변)’. 💡 Overview Mangsang Beach is sought out by many families and tourists for its beautiful white sand, lush pine forest, shallow waters, and location in a neighborhood full of convenient facilities. Mangsang Beach is located 3 kilometers north from Mukho Port and it represents the…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Auraji Lake (아우라지)’. 💡 Overview Auraji is the name of a lake located in Yeoryang-myeon in Jeongseon-gun. It is here that Jeongseon Arirang, the Intangible Cultural Asset of Gangwon-do, originated. The area has long been famous for its beautiful, clean mountains and rivers. Its name is derived from…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Sambong National Recreational Forest (국립 삼봉자연휴양림)’. 💡 Overview Located in Odaesan National Park, Sambong National Recreational Forest is filled with large acicular trees like fir and broad-leaved trees like birch. Lenoks, a species of freshwater fish that are considered a Korean natural treasure, found only in the cleanest…

Established on June 8, 1963, Mukho Lighthouse serves as a guarding beacon of ships coming and going at Mukho port. Mukho Lighthouse is a 12 meter-tall white…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Yoseonjeong Pavilion & Yoseonam Rock (요선정·요선암)’. 💡 Overview Yoseonjeong Pavilion is located in a valley with a clear stream water flowing below. Next to the pavilion is a large rock with the word Yoseonnam inscribed on it. During the Unified Silla period, there was a small hermitage where…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Seondol Cliff [National Geopark] (선돌 (강원고생대 국가지질공원))’. 💡 Overview Seondol Cliff features a large split rock standing over the curving river below. The scene created by these two natural elements appears other-worldly. A rocky outcrop appears to have been cut away from the main cliff with a giant…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Soyangho Lake (Inje Section) (소양호-인제)’. 💡 Overview Soyangho Lake, one of the biggest manmade lakes in Korea, along with Chungjuho Lake, was created in 1973 when the world’s fourth largest dam, Soyang Dam, standing 123 meters high, was constructed. The 60-kilometer watercourse connecting Chuncheon and Inje is a…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Eorayeon Valley -Gangwon Paleozoic Geopark (어라연-강원고생대 국가지질공원)’. 💡 Overview A beautiful and mysterious valley located 12 km up the Donggang River, Eorayeon Valley is renowned for its clean waters and for the many fish that inhabit it. The valley has beautiful rock formations and a dense pine forest…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village (이효석문화마을)’. 💡 Overview Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village is the place where the author Lee Hyo-seok (pen name “Gasan”) was born and raised. The village is also the setting of the author’s novel “When the Buckwheat Blossoms,” one of the most celebrated Korean short stories…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Ganhyeon Tourist Area (간현관광지)’. 💡 Overview Ganhyeon Tourist Area, which is located 18 kilometers to the west of the city of Wonju, is seated where the Seomgang River and Samsancheon Stream, which are branches of the Namhangang River, come together and meet. 40- to 50-meter-high uniquely-shaped rocks and…