7 attractions in Ganghwa, including Deokjinjin Fort, Ganghwa, Manisan Mountain and Bomunsa Temple, Ganghwa. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Fortresses
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Deokjinjin stands on Ganghwa Island's east coast, overlooking the Ganghwa Strait, the narrow channel between Gimpo and Ganghwa. It was the most important of the forts guarding the island in the late Joseon period, and during the American e…
Mountains & peaks
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At the southwestern tip of Ganghwa Island, Manisan (472.1 m) is the island's highest peak. On its summit stands Chamseongdan, a stone altar where, according to old geographical records, Dangun, the mythical founder of Korea, offered sacrif…
Churches & monasteries
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Halfway up Nakgasan on Seongmodo island in Ganghwa, Bomunsa is counted, together with Naksansa in Yangyang and Boriam on Geumsan in Namhae, as one of Korea's three great seaside sanctuaries of Avalokitesvara. People come for the cave hall…
Coast & islands
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Ganghwa Island sits in the estuary where the Han River flows into the Yellow Sea. Because it guarded the waterway into Seoul, one island holds layer upon layer of Korean history, from prehistoric dolmens and a Goryeo palace site to coastal…
Coast & islands
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Gyodongdo lies northwest of Ganghwado Island, just 2.6 km from North Korean territory in Hwanghae Province. Daeryong Market, built by refugees from the Korean War in the image of the market they had left behind, the walls of Gyodong Eupseo…
Churches & monasteries
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Climb the steps of a low hill in the centre of Ganghwa-eup and, beyond a tall gate, you find a hanok with a two-tiered tiled roof. The board under the eaves reads "Cheonjuseongjeon", Holy Hall of the Lord, and a cross stands at the end of…
Churches & monasteries
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This temple sits inside an old mountain fortress on Jeongjoksan, on Ganghwa Island. Jeondeungsa is said to have been founded in 381 during the Goguryeo period, which would make it the oldest surviving temple in Korea. It is a place full of…