tourist attractions in hongseong-gun, chungcheongnam-do, south korea

Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimp Complex

Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimp Complex

Gwangcheon Cave Salted Shrimp Complex is a collection of shops offering saeujeot (salted shrimp), a specialty of Gwangcheon. Gwangcheon’s pro...

Historic Site Related To Seong Sam-mun

Historic Site Related To Seong Sam-mun

This historic site related to Seong Sam-mun is believed to be the birthplace of Seong Sam-mun, and was founded by his maternal ancester, Park Dam. ...

Hongseong Gujeoram Hermitage

Hongseong Gujeoram Hermitage

Gujeoram Hermitage is located within a bamboo forest on a small mountain. The pathway is winding, without any signs marking the way, but this adds ...

Hongseong Seongyeonsa Temple

Hongseong Seongyeonsa Temple

Seongnyeonsa Temple is located on the side of Baegwolsan Mountain, and is a branch temple of Sudeoksa Temple. The path to the temple is paved, maki...

Yanggoksa Shrine

Yanggoksa Shrine

Yanggoksa Shrine is located in Yanggok-ri, Hongseong, and enshrines the memorial tablets of Han Won-jin, and his disciples Song Neung-sang, and Kim...

Hongju Millennium Monument

Hongju Millennium Monument

The Hongju Millennium Monument was created in 2018 to commemorate the past one thousand years of history in Hongseong (previously called Hongju), w...

Statue Of General Kim Jwajin

Statue Of General Kim Jwajin

The Statue of General Kim Jwajin was erected to commemorate General Kim's efforts in leading the Independence Army against Japan during the Battle ...

Chuyangsa Shrine

Chuyangsa Shrine

Chuhyangsa Shrine is located in Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, and is dedicated to Kim Bokhan, also known as Jisan. The site holds memorial rite...

Hongseong Jeongchungsa Shrine

Hongseong Jeongchungsa Shrine

Jeongchungsa Shrine is located in Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. It was first built in 1632, and was then rebuilt after a time of disrepair in 1...

Namdanghang Port

Namdanghang Port

Namdanghang Port is one of the representative ports of the West Coast. Known for having plenty of prawn, cockle, flat fish, rock fish and other typ...

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Picturesque Arboretum Gallery In The Garden

The Picturesque Arboretum has nearly 1,330 species of plants, including 460 species of trees, with particular emphasis on pine trees. It is home to...

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Yongbongsan Mountain

Yongbongsan Mountain is relatively small mountain, reaching a x_height of just 381 meters, but is filled with beautiful rocky outcroppings and peak...

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Hongseong Jeongamsa Temple

Jeongamsa Temple is a small rural temple situated halfway up Oseosan Mountain. There are few existing records that mention the temple’s beginning. ...