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‘Jewel of the West Sea’ where peace and war, love and pain coexist, Baengnyeongdo Island

2 years ago12132 min

‘Jewel of the West Sea’ where peace and war, love and pain coexist, Baengnyeongdo Island Local people Baengnyeong-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon Baengnyeongdo is the western and northern tip of our land. It is about 190 km from Shandong Peninsula in China and 10 km from Jangyeon-gun, Hwanghae-do in North Korea. Since the waterway between Baengnyeongdo and Incheon is about 200km long, it is closer to North Korea and China than to Seoul. This geographical situation made...

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The holy sunrise rising over the northern land, Baengnyeongdo Island, the northernmost part of the West Sea

2 years ago11693 min

The holy sunrise rising over the northern land, Baengnyeongdo Island, the northernmost part of the West Sea Local people Baengnyeong-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon The sunrise on Baengnyeong Island, the northernmost island in the West Sea, is sacred. I feel like I can touch the northern land, and my heart is pounding. Baengnyeongdo Sunrise is when the sun rises in Jangyeon-gun, Hwanghae-do, across the sea. It is not very common in South Korea to see the sun...