8 attractions in Jecheon, including Oksunbong, Woraksan and Deokjusanseong Fortress, Jecheon. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Mountains & peaks
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Oksunbong takes its name, "jade bamboo shoot", from the way its white and blue-grey rock pinnacles seem to sprout like bamboo shoots after rain. Its cliffs rise straight out of Chungju Lake (called Cheongpung Lake on the Jecheon side), it…
Mountains & peaks
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The summit, Yeongbong, is one enormous block of rock rising out of the ridge. Stand on top and you look north over the winding arms of Chungju Lake and Cheongpung Lake. Woraksan sits midway along the Baekdudaegan range between Sobaeksan an…
Fortresses
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Drive along the Songgye valley on the south side of Woraksan and a stone gate with an arched opening suddenly appears beside the road. Deokjusanseong is a mountain fortress that once blocked the route between Mungyeong and Chungju. Most of…
Historic sites & memorials
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In Songgye-ri, Hansu-myeon, Jecheon, on the road into the Songgye Valley of Woraksan, a single stone pagoda stands on an empty temple site. The Four-Lion Nine-Story Stone Pagoda at Sajabinsinsa Temple Site is an unusual Goryeo pagoda: four…
Nature
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When Koreans call the Chungcheong region "Hoseo", west of the lake, the lake they mean is said to be Uirimji in Jecheon. This ancient reservoir is generally dated to the Samhan period, roughly two thousand years ago, and it still irrigates…
Historic sites & memorials
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On a patch of lawn in Jangnak-dong, on the eastern side of Jecheon and not far from blocks of flats, a dark grey tower rises in seven storeys. From a distance it looks like a brick pagoda, but it is in fact a mojeon seoktap, a stone pagoda…
Historic sites & memorials
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When Chungju Dam flooded the old county town of Cheongpung, its heritage was moved up the hillside and rebuilt here. Government offices, a Confucian school, old houses and stone monuments now stand above the lake, led by Hanbyeongnu, a pav…
Viewpoints
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A small six-seat car rattles along a rail through the forest, climbing steadily, and bit by bit Cheongpungho Lake appears between the trees. The Cheongpungho Scenic Monorail runs about 2.9 km from Dogok-ri in Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon, to…