Haesindang Park is home to the the nation’s largest aquarium museum, which exhibits folk materials that shows the lifestyle of fishermen of the East Sea, an arboretum and a park that displays some sexual art sculptures. In addition, there is an interesting bronze statue that tells about a legend of a nearby village. * Legend of Aebawi and Haesindang There once lived a young maid who was engaged. One day, the maid took her husband’s boat out to sea to harvest seaweed. Her husband dropped her off at a site that was at a distance from the beach. After promising to pick her up later, he returned to the beach to do his work. However, the weather turned bad as strong winds and pummeing waves begun. The husband failed to rescue his wife on time and she ultimately drowned. Since then, the villagers were unable to catch any fishes and some claimed that it wasbecause of the dead maid. To soothe the spirit of the dead maid, the villagers made several wooden carvings and held religious ceremonies. Later, fishes were gradually seen appearing and the villagers were able to fish and live comfortably again. Therefore, the place where the maid died was named Aebawi Rock and the building where the religious ceremony is held twice a year was named Haesindang. The ceremony is still honored today as a traditional folk event.
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- Parking Fees Free
- Admission Fees Adults 3 000 Won Group 2 Br Teenagers Group 1 500 Children Senior Citizens Ages 65 Older Proof Required
- Inquiry and guidance 1330 Travel Hotline 82-2-1330 Br Korean English Japanese Chinese For More Info 82-33-572-4429
- Parking facilities Available
- Rest day Every 18th Of Each Month. Br If This Date Falls On A Public Holiday It S Closed The Next Working Day Instead.
- Hours of operation March-october 09 00-18 00 Br November-february 00-17 Last Admission Is One Hour Before Closing.
location
1852-6, Samcheok-ro, Wondeok-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do