things to do in chungcheongnam-do, south korea

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...

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...

Gongju Tomb Of King Muryeong And Royal Tombs Unesco World Heritage

Gongju Tomb Of King Muryeong And Royal Tombs Unesco World Heritage

The Songsan-ri Tombs and Royal Tomb of King Muryeong (r. 462-523) contain representative relics of the Baekje period (234-678). The Songsan-ri Tomb...

Seosan House Of Yu Gibang

Seosan House Of Yu Gibang

House of Yu Gibang was built in the early 1900s and measures 4,770㎡. As a valuable historical asset, it was designated as a Chungcheongnam-do Folk...

Tomb Of Seven Hundred Patriotic Martyrs Geumsan

Tomb Of Seven Hundred Patriotic Martyrs Geumsan

The Tomb of Seven Hundred Patriotic Martyrs is a renowned historical attraction located in Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do. This holy site is interred w...

Nakhwaam Rock

Nakhwaam Rock

Nakhwaam is a rock cliff towering over Baengmagang River in the northern end of Busosan Mountain. According to the legend, this is where the royal ...

Five-story Stone Pagoda At Jeongnimsa Temple Site Unesco World Heritage

Five-story Stone Pagoda At Jeongnimsa Temple Site Unesco World Heritage

This granite pagoda from the late Baekje period in Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do has been designated a National Treasure. It is generally known as t...

Archaeological Site In Seokjang-ri Gongju

Archaeological Site In Seokjang-ri Gongju

The Archaeological Site in Seokjang-ri, Gongju is located approximately 6 kilometers out of the city of Gongju, on the northern banks of the Geumga...

Munheonseowon Confucian Academy

Munheonseowon Confucian Academy

Munheonseowon Confucian Academy was established to pay tribute to the memory of Lee Gok (1298-1351) and Lee Saek (1328-1396) who were well-respecte...

Historic Site Of General Gyebaek

Historic Site Of General Gyebaek

Gyebaek (? - 660) was a general in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. This historic site is not far from Hwangsanbeol, the last battlefield of G...

Chunguisa Shrine - Historic Site Related To Yun Bong-gil Yesan

Chunguisa Shrine - Historic Site Related To Yun Bong-gil Yesan

Located 23km northwest from Yewan, the Chunguisa Relics Site was constructed in 1968 to pay tribute to Yun Bong Gil, who was martyred during the in...

Hyeonchungsa Shrine

Hyeonchungsa Shrine

Hyeonchungsa Shrine, located in Asan-si, is the shrine of General Lee Sun-Shin (1545-1598). It was built in 1706, and named Hyeonchungsa Shrine the...

Rock-carved Buddha Triad In Yonghyeon-ri Seosan

Rock-carved Buddha Triad In Yonghyeon-ri Seosan

Seosan Maaesamjonbul (Rock-Carved Buddha Triad) is carved into a huge rock cliff at the entrance to Bowonsa Temple at Gayasan Mountain. The Rock-Ca...

National Mang-hyang Cemetery

National Mang-hyang Cemetery

The National Mang-Hyang Cemetery provides a resting place for the souls of Koreans who resided and passed away in foreign lands. The Korean governm...

Buyeo Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs Unesco World Heritage

Buyeo Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs Unesco World Heritage

Hundreds of Baekje tombs are scattered across Buyeo. Among them, Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs, which are close to Buyeo, have been relatively well pre...

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Donamseowon Confucian Academy Unesco World Heritage

Donamseowon Confucian Academy was built in 1634, originally 1.5 kilometers away from its current location. It received a royal charter in 1660 and ...