things to do in gimje-si, jeollabuk-do, south korea

Gimje Horizon Festival

Gimje Horizon Festival

Gimje Horizon Festival takes place in the heart of the Honam rice bowl and is the only place in Korea to see the far-distant horizon. The festival ...

Byeokgolje Reservoir Site

Byeokgolje Reservoir Site

Byeokgolje Reservoir Site is home to the embankment and stele recording reconstruction for Korea’s first ever reservoir. Records show it was ...

Gimje Geumsansa Temple

Gimje Geumsansa Temple

Geumsansa Temple, which stands tall at the entrance to Moaksan Provincial Park, was founded in the first year of King Beop of Baekje (599). It was ...

Arirang Literature Museum

Arirang Literature Museum

Located in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, Arirang Literature Museum (Jo Jung-rae Arirang Literature Museum) was opened in May, 2003. The museum displays mate...

Gwisinsa Temple - Gimje

Gwisinsa Temple - Gimje

Gwisinsa, located in Cheongdo Village, Geumsan-myeon, Gimje-si, is now a temple of the Jogye Order, but once belonged to the Haweom Order. The temp...

Moaksan Provincial Park

Moaksan Provincial Park

Moaksan Mountain, embracing Geumsansa Temple, Gwisinsa Temple, Suwangsa Temple, and Daewonsa Temple, is 795.2 meters high and stands tall on the ea...

Byeokgolje Museum Of Agricultural Culture

Byeokgolje Museum Of Agricultural Culture

The largest irrigation facility in Korea, Byeokgolje Reservoir (Historic Site) is considered the birthplace of Korea’s rice-farming culture. ...

Gimje Seongmoam Hermitage

Gimje Seongmoam Hermitage

Seongmoam Hermitage, a temple of the Jogye Order, is located on Yuangsan Mountain in Mangyeong-myeon, Gimje-si. The temple is the final resting pla...

Manghaesa Temple

Manghaesa Temple

Manghaesa Temple is located at the edge of the Gimje Plains before the sea. The temple stands at the summit of Jinbongsan Mountain. The temple was ...

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Saemangeum Trail

Saemangeum Trail is a walking trail designed to showcase the exceptional natural scenery near the Mangyeonggang River. Spanning a total of 12.5 kil...

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Gimje Munsusa Temple

Munsusa Temple, located in Hwangsan-dong, Gimje, is a branch temple of Geumsansa Temple. The temple is located in the heart of nature atop Bonghwan...

festivals and performances

Gimje Horizon Festival

Gimje Horizon Festival