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경주시
East of central Gyeongju, below the old fortress walls of Myeonghwalsan, a tourist resort spreads around a large lake. Bomun Lake is the man-made lake at the heart of the Bomun Lake Resort, known for its lakeside loop path and spring cherr…
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괴산군
North of Songnisan National Park, in Cheongcheon-myeon, Goesan, Hwayang Gugok is a valley where clear water runs over broad white rock. Nine scenic bends follow one another upstream, each with its own name, and spotting the characters carv…
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가평군
Nami Island (Namiseom) is a half-moon-shaped island in the Bukhan River, criss-crossed by avenues of metasequoias, Korean pines and ginkgo trees. It was not originally an island but a riverside hill; it became one in 1944, when the Cheongp…
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단양군
Dodamsambong is a group of three rock peaks rising from the middle of the Namhangang River in Danyang, North Chungcheong. Its scenery has long been ranked first among the Eight Views of Danyang, and it was designated a national Scenic Site…
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대전광역시
Spanning the Geum River between Daejeon and Cheongju, Daecheong Dam supplies water to much of central Korea and created Daecheong Lake, where wooded hilltops float like islands. A look from the dam crest, the Water Culture Center and the o…
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서울특별시
Right beside the Yangjae interchange on the Gyeongbu Expressway, at the southern gateway to Seoul, a dense forest fills the ground between the roads. Created ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Maeheon Citizen's Fore…
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보은군
In the middle of the road to Beopjusa Temple on Songnisan, a great pine leans its branches on iron props. Jeongipumsong is famous for a legend that a Joseon king gave it the second senior rank, the grade of a government minister. Estimated…
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구좌읍
Step into this forest in Gujwa-eup, eastern Jeju, and the canopy closes over you, formed by thick, twisted trunks with wide-spreading branches. Bijarim Forest (officially the Torreya Forest of Pyeongdae-ri) is a stand of thousands of centu…
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제주시
In the mid-mountain belt on the eastern flank of Hallasan, at about 500–600 m above sea level, a path of red volcanic scoria runs for miles between tall cedars and cypresses. Saryeoni Forest Path stretches roughly 15 km from Bijarim-ro tow…
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서천군
On a seaside knoll in Seo-myeon, Seocheon, the Maryang-ri Camellia Forest is a rare camellia wood on Korea's west coast. Some 80 camellias, kept to 2–3 m by the sea wind, cover the hill, and from the Dongbaekjeong pavilion on top you look…
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순천시
Tall reeds stretch endlessly over the mudflats where river meets sea, and a channel winds through them in a perfect S. Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve is the showcase of Korea's southern coastal wetlands, where boardwalks take you right into…
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원주시
Standing alone in the fields of Munmak-eup near Wonju, the Bangye-ri ginkgo is a single tree that looks like a small wood. Its branches spread 37.5 m east to west and 31 m north to south, so when the leaves turn gold all at once in autumn…
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제주시
Most of Jeju's oreums rise like hills, but Sangumburi in Gyorae-ri, Jocheon-eup, is a deep crater sunk into almost flat grassland. Walk a little way up the slope and a huge bowl suddenly opens beneath your feet, said to be larger than Baen…
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제천시
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…
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창녕군
In Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang, Upo Wetland is the largest inland wetland in Korea, a landscape of water plants, willows and migrating birds that changes with every season. Protected as a Ramsar site and a natural reserve, it is best exp…
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청송군
In Cheongsong, North Gyeongsang, a small reservoir lies hidden in a valley inside Juwangsan National Park. Ancient royal willows grow with their roots under the water at Jusanji, and when dawn mist rises the trees seem to float on the surf…
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논산시
East of central Nonsan, the stream coming down from Daedunsan was dammed to create Tapjeong Reservoir (Tapjeongho), the second-largest reservoir in South Chungcheong. In winter tens of thousands of migratory birds such as whooper swans and…
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태백시
Hwangji Pond is a spring in a small park right in the centre of Taebaek, between shops and roads. The water rising here is the starting point of the Nakdong River, which crosses the southeast of the country to reach the sea past Eulsukdo i…
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포천시
Sheer granite cliffs drop into an emerald pool at Pocheon Art Valley, which was once a stone quarry. For almost three decades, hard and handsomely patterned Pocheon granite was cut here; after the quarry was abandoned, the city turned it i…
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연천군
The Hantan River rises in Pyeonggang in North Korea and flows 136 km through Cheorwon, Pocheon and Yeoncheon before joining the Imjin River. As it cut down through a plateau of hardened lava, it carved canyons tens of metres deep lined wit…