6 attractions in Paju, including Gamaksan Mountain (Paju), Bogwangsa Temple (Paju) and Imjingak. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Mountains & peaks
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Rising on the border of Paju, Yangju and Yeoncheon, Gamaksan (675 m) has long been counted among the five sacred peaks of Gyeonggi. Its name means "dark-blue rock mountain", from the black and blue sheen said to shine from its rocks. A sus…
Churches & monasteries
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Bogwangsa, at the foot of Goryeongsan in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju, was the temple that cared for Soryeongwon, the tomb of Lady Choe, mother of King Yeongjo. Royal connections are everywhere: a main-hall name board said to be in Yeongjo's own h…
Historic sites & memorials
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Imjingak is a visitor site on the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, created in 1972 to console people who cannot return to their hometowns because of the division of Korea. The Mangbaedan altar, the Freedom Bridge and a…
Historic sites & memorials
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In a pine forest in Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju, lie King Injo, the 16th king of Joseon, and his first queen, Queen Inyeol. Add the story of a king who lived through the Manchu invasion and the humiliation at Samjeondo to the tale of a tomb moved…
Old towns & squares
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On the edge of Tongil Dongsan in Paju, painters, architects, writers and musicians bought land and built their own homes and studios: this is Heyri Art Valley. With around 380 member artists it is Korea's largest artists' village, its muse…
Historic sites & memorials
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Hwaseokjeong is a Joseon-era pavilion on a cliff above the Imjin River at Yulgok-ri, Paju. It belonged to the family of Yi I (pen name Yulgok), one of Korea's great Confucian scholars, and a poem he is said to have written here at the age…