Jeollabuk-do

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Suseongdang Shrine (수성당)’. 💡 Overview Located at the end of Jeokbyeokgang Cliff, Suseongdang Shrine is the only shrine in Korea that is dedicated to the sea god “Gaeyang Halmeoni” (Granny Gaeyang), the deity who rules over the West Sea, and her eight daughters. This is a place that…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Haseom Observatory (하섬전망대)’. 💡 Overview Haseom Observatory offers a bird’s-eye view of Haseom Island, which gets its name due to its resemblance to a lotus flower. The observatory is well-known for offering the views of sea parting, Korea’s Miracle of Moses, which occurs on the 1st and 15th…

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Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Pihyangjeong Pavilion (정읍 피향정)’. 💡 Overview Pihyangjeong Pavilion is known to be the most outstanding pavilion in all of Jeolla region. Orignally, there were two ponds around the pavilion, but one of the ponds were filled up with soil during the Japanese period. The pavilion’s name derived from…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Uhwajeong Pavilion (우화정(내장산))’. 💡 Overview Uhwajeong Pavilion takes its name from the legend that the pavilion once grew wings and ascended into the heavens. The pavilion is located in the middle of a lake on the way to Naejangsan Visitor Information Center. The scenery of the pavilion and…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Imsil Cheese Village (임실 치즈마을)’. 💡 Overview Imsil Cheese Village is the home of Korean cheese. In 1966, Father Didier t’Serstevens (Korean name: Ji Jeong-hwan), a Belgian priest, brought two mountain goats to the village and started making cheese. He worked day and night with the locals to…