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A healthy trip to receive energy from the golden pig in the ‘Punch Ball’, Yanggu Haean-myeon

2 years ago12129 min

A healthy trip to receive energy from the golden pig in the ‘Punch Ball’, Yanggu Haean-myeon Local people Haean-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do 2019 is the year of the golden pig. The pig is known as a symbol of fertility, and because the character for pig money (豚) has the same sound as money (money), it also means wealth. In the new year, let’s go to Yanggu, the ‘center of the country’ where the energy of the...

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Activities Destinations Gangwon-do

A trip to the constellations at the navel of the Korean Peninsula, Yanggu National Astronomical Observatory

2 years ago12174 min

A trip to the constellations at the navel of the Korean Peninsula, Yanggu National Astronomical Observatory Local people 96-5 Dochon-ri, Nam-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do The National Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory built near the central point of the country to look at the sky from the center of Korea. If you go up about 300m along the Dochon Makguksu House at the entrance of Dochon-ri, Yanggu-gun, you will see a building that looks like a...

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Festivals

Yanggu Bear Festival

2 years ago12749 min

Yanggu Bear Festival Hosting area Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do Holding period 2023. 5. 5. ~ 7. festive nature local specialties Related website https://www.instagram.com/yangguculture/?hl=en festival place Seocheon Leports Park fee free Host/organization Yanggu Cultural Foundation inquiry 033-482-9175 Gomchwi Festival is held every May in Yanggu, the largest producer of ‘gomchwi’, a representative vegetable of spring grown in cool places in Gangwon-do. It is called Gomchwi because it is a favorite herb of bears deep in the mountains. The...

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Festivals

Yanggu Bear Festival

2 years ago11619 min

Yanggu Bear Festival Hosting area Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do Holding period 2023. 5. 5. ~ 7. festive nature local specialties Related website https://www.instagram.com/yangguculture/?hl=en festival place Seocheon Leports Park fee free Host/organization Yanggu Cultural Foundation inquiry 033-482-9175 Gomchwi, a representative vegetable of spring grown in cool places in Gangwon-do, is held every May in Yanggu, the largest producer. It is called Gomchwi because it is a favorite herb of bears deep in the mountains. The fresh and refreshing...

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Activities Destinations Gangwon-do

Dutayeon, Yanggu, a secret valley between greenery and sunlight in early summer

2 years ago12122 min

Dutayeon, Yanggu, a secret valley between greenery and sunlight in early summer Local people Bangsan-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do Walking in the forest in early summer, when fresh sunlight pours through the dense greenery, is itself a great ‘ecological learning’ and the best ‘healing trip’. If it is a clean area that has been kept untouched by people for more than half a century and preserves a unique ecosystem, the impression is extraordinary. Dutayeon, created when the...

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Activities Destinations Gangwon-do

Yanggu Punchbowl and Dutayeon, clean nature that bloomed on the scars of war

2 years ago12543 min

Yanggu Punchbowl and Dutayeon, clean nature that bloomed on the scars of war Local people Huri, Haean-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do During the Korean War, nine fierce battles took place in Yanggu. Not a single tree or a single blade of grass survived, so how many young lives must have oxidized there. From the Eulji Observatory, North Korea is as close as you can get, and you can see the peak of Mt. Geumgang with the naked...

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Activities Destinations Gangwon-do

The secret door to the primeval forest, Yanggu Ecological Botanical Garden

2 years ago12153 min

The secret door to the primeval forest, Yanggu Ecological Botanical Garden Local people Gangwon-do Yanggu-gun Dong-myeon Sumgol-ro 310beon-gil Nestled on 60,000 pyeong at the foot of Daeamsan Mountain, Yanggu Ecological Botanical Garden is a place that preserves nature and forests in their original form. Passing through the space science playground and picnic plaza, which are loved by children, you will come to a lantern bridge hanging over the valley. When you cross the bridge and...

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Activities Destinations Gangwon-do

Dutayeon, Yanggu, the primordial nature where goats and wild fish are happy

2 years ago11629 min

Dutayeon, Yanggu, the primordial nature where goats and wild fish are happy Local people Gobangsan-ri, Bangsan-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do Dutayeon, Yanggu, is a deep, green valley where water flows down from Mt. Geumgang. After the Korean War, entry was prohibited, but in 2004, after 50 years, the gate was opened to civilians, making it an ecological tourist destination where nature is alive. It is a habitat for endangered wildlife grade 2 wild fish and a clean...

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Festivals

Yanggu Bear Festival

2 years ago11478 min

Yanggu Bear Festival Hosting area Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do Holding period 2023. 5. 5. ~ 7. festive nature local specialties Related website https://yggc-wildgreens-festa.com festival place Seocheon Leports Park fee free Host/organization Yanggu Cultural Foundation inquiry 033-482-9175 Gomchwi, a representative vegetable of spring grown in cool places in Gangwon-do, is held every May in Yanggu, the largest producer. It is called Gomchwi because it is a favorite herb of bears deep in the mountains. The fresh and refreshing...