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Top 10 places to visit in Gwangju South
hello? In this post, we will introduce the top 10 tourist attractions in Gwangju Nam with various charms and interesting things to see.
The list is based on the Korea Tourism Organization's popularity rankings and includes attractions that offer natural beauty, rich history, and a variety of things to do.
Please refer to this list when traveling with family, friends, or lovers to create happy memories. Hope you have a nice trip!
Sajik Park (Gwangju)
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Introduction to Sajik Park (Gwangju)
The site of Sajik Park was originally where Sajikdan was located.
Sajikdan is a place where sacrifices are made to the gods of the earth and grain to pray for the well-being of the country and a good harvest since the Three Kingdoms Period.
Sajikdan was torn down when the ancestral rites were abolished in 1894 and the Sajik Zoo was built in the late 1960s.
Afterwards, as public opinion arose that the original form of Sajikdan should be restored, the zoo was moved to Uchi Park in 1991, Sajikdan was restored, and the Sajikdan system was revived for the first time in 100 years in April 1994.
Sajik Park is well landscaped with various trees and flowers, and cherry blossoms are especially in full bloom around April 15th every year.
Around this time, Gwangju City installed electric lights at night so that citizens could enjoy the cherry blossoms at night.
Now, it has become a favorite resting place for citizens.
An observation tower that offers a panoramic view of Sajik Park is also operated free of charge.
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Sajik Park (Gwangju) basic information
Website https://www.namgu.gwangju.kr
Operating hours Observation Tower 09:00~22:00 (Last admission 21:50)
Parking facilities not available
Open all year round on days off
Infection Temple
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Introduction to Pochungsa Temple
Pochungsa Temple is a shrine that enshrines Go Gyeong-myeong (1533-1592), the chief of the righteous army during the Japanese invasions of Korea, and Go Gyeong-myeong's sons, Go Jong-hu, Go In-hu, Yu Paeng-ro, and Anyeong, who died together at the Battle of Geumsan.
Among the academies and academies in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, it, along with Jangseong Pilam Seowon, was not destroyed during the Heungseon Daewongun Confucian abolition order (1868, the 5th year of King Gojong's reign).
Confucian scholars in the Honam area built a shrine at the current location to honor Go Gyeong-myeong and others.
In 1603 (the 34th year of King Seonjo's reign), Confucian scholars led by Park Ji-hyo and Go Gyeong-myeong's descendants requested forgiveness and received the name Po-chung (褒忠) from the government.
Since then, it has been revamped several times.
Pochungsa Temple is divided into the Sinsau area and the Gusau area.
In the Sinsau area, there is Pochungsa Temple, a shrine, and Seonginmun Gate, the inner three gates, and in front of the Naesam Gate, there is Jeonggwan, a relic exhibition hall, and Chunghyomun Gate, the outer three gates.
The Gusau district is to the west of the Sinsau district, and has a shrine, an east hall, a study hall, and inner and outer gates. At the entrance is Hongsalmun.
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Infection Temple basic information
Website https://tour.gwangju.go.kr
Operating hours summer 09:00~18:00
Winter season 09:00~17:00
Parking facilities available
Day off, day of ancestral rites
Seunghyo Choi's house
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Introduction to Seunghyo Choi’s house
Choi Seung-hyo's house is a house from the Japanese colonial period located at the southeastern end of Yangnim Mountain.
It was built in the 1920s by Choi Sang-hyeon, the eldest son of Sadong's richest man, Choi Myeong-gu.
The building was built facing east, the main construction wood was Geumgang pine transported through the Yalu River, and the floors were lacquered.
It has a gable roof and a gable roof, and the gable roof is made of Gangjin pottery and is orange in color.
This house was later sold due to Choi Sang-hyeon's business failure, but was purchased by Choi Seung-hyo.
After Choi Seung-hyo's death in 1993, it has been managed by his son Choi In-jun.
Injun Choi is a contemporary artist and student of video artist Nam June Paik.
The various trees are lush, and the view of Mudeungsan Mountain from the evening tree and the back of the house is special.
The main building, Zaidan, is very large, with eight rooms at the front and four rooms at the sides.
Looking at the structure of the building, although it is a straight-plan, octagonal house, the sloping site on the right side was naturally used to create a semi-basement floor with a single space, giving a sense of rhythm.
On the left side, one corner was given as an open space to create an asymmetrical plan and elevation to prevent monotony.
The rear, which faces west, has a 60m wide floor and sliding windows to block western light. To solve the problem of the room becoming dark due to the sliding windows, a strip window was placed on the upper part of the wall.
Except for the main hall, which has a lotus lantern ceiling, there was an attic, and it is said that independence activists and others took refuge here.
The exterior walls of the attic are finished to help with lighting inside the attic.
The stylobate was raised by about 1cm, except for the semi-basement part on the right, and the shape was preserved by using two-stage circular cornerstones.
Choi Seung-hyo's house is only open during events, so it is not easy to visit.
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Basic information on Seunghyo Choi’s house
Website Cultural Heritage Administration http://www.cha.go.kr
Open during events only
Parking facilities available (Yangnim Village parking lot, paid - free within 2 hours)
Lee Jang-woo's house
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Introduction to Lee Jang-woo’s house
Lee Jang-woo's house is a modern Hanok consisting of the main house, sarangchae, haengnangchae, storehouse, and munganchae on a 500-pyeong site.
It is an upper-class house with a hip tile roof. Jeong Byeong-ho, the son of Jeong Nak-gyo, a wealthy man in the Gwangju area, built the main house in 1899 and the munganchae in 1935. After Donggang Dr. Lee Jang-woo, who founded Dongshin University and Dongshin Middle and High School, purchased it in 1959, it was built into a sarangchae, a haengnangchae, and a sarangchae. Even the warehouse was completed to take on its current appearance.
It is presumed to have been built in 1899, during the modernization period, as it is recorded on the Sangryangmun Gate of the main building of the building as [the 11th day of the second month of the third year of King Gwangmu's reign].
The main house is 120.12㎡ (approximately 36 pyeong) in size and has a unique structure consisting of a veranda, a small room, a main hall, a large room, a kitchen, and a small room bent in an L-shape.
In recognition of the fact that the floor plan of the houses in the southern region is ㅡ-shaped, it is ㅡ-shaped, and that it has the characteristics of a modern hanok that facilitates the activities of women and secures space for the family, the main building was built by Gwangju Metropolitan City in 1989. It has been designated as a folk cultural property.
The warehouse was once destroyed by fire, but was restored in 2009.
A Japanese-style garden was created in the yard, but it was remodeled into a Korean-style garden when it was used as a special exhibition venue for the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale.
Lee Jang-woo's house is well-preserved in its original form and is a valuable cultural heritage that allows us to see what a traditional upper-class house looked like in the early modern era.
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Basic information on Lee Jang-woo’s house
Website https://tour.gwangju.go.kr
Operating hours 09:00~18:00
Parking facilities available (Yangnim Village parking lot, paid - free within 2 hours)
Day off Sunday/Public holiday
Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement Monument
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Introduction to the Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement Monument
Gwangju is the city where various independence movements took place, starting with the Gwangju Student Movement during the Japanese colonial period.
It is a natural result that the March 1 Independence Movement took place in such a region.
The Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement Monument was created to commemorate the March 1st Independence Movement in the Gwangju area and to honor the spirit of that time.
It is 4㎡ wide and 7m long and resembles female students holding the Taegeukgi and shouting for national independence during the March 1st Movement.
This monument, erected on May 10, 1995, is located inside the back gate of Gwangju Supia Girls' High School.
The front is engraved with [Commemoration of the Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement], and the back is engraved with the names of Sufia Girls' High School students who were imprisoned because they took the lead in the Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement on March 10, 1919, to commemorate the road.
The monument is engraved with the names of 23 people, including Park Soon-ae, Lee Tae-ok, Kim Yang-sun, Yun Hyeol-nyeo, Kim Deok-sun, Jo Ok-hee, Lee Geum-bong, Ha Young-ja, Gang Hwa-seon, Lee Ra-hyeol, Choi Su-hyang, Kim Man-sun, and Hong Sun-hae, and a memorial poem on the side reads: It's lost.
[Become a star of history] Does anyone leave a name inscribed on their shoulders? He stood at the forefront of the March 1st Movement in the year of Kimi, swore loyalty with the sole intention of saving the country, and shouted for independence in front of the Taegeukgi. When the country was invaded by the guns and swords of the Japanese, they risked their lives to break the chains rather than live in bondage without freedom. The noble, patriotic spirit that overcame harsh torture became a star in history and will shine forever.
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Gwangju March 1st Independence Movement Monument Basic Information
Homepage http://gjarchive.kr
Operating hours: Always
Parking facilities available (Supia Girls’ High School parking lot)
Open all year round on days off
Missionary Monument
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Introduction to the Missionary Monument
The missionary monument here is a monument erected to commemorate the first service held in Gwangju Metropolitan City by Bae Yu-ji, an American Southern Presbyterian missionary.
It is said that there was a building used as a place of worship for Protestants near the Gwangju Metropolitan City Sajik Library on the roadside or in the place where the monument was erected.
Only the five letters [Mission Monument] are engraved on the monument, but on a separate stone embedded in the support stone, [This is the place where American Southern Presbyterian missionary Pastor Yoo-ji Bae, sent by God, first worshiped in Gwangju on December 25, 1904. In honor of His will, a stone monument has been erected here. The words, “Establishment of Jeonnam Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Korea on December 6, 1982,” are engraved in Korean and English.
It is said that the first worship service conducted by missionary Bae Yu-ji [Eugene Bell] was later held at the temporary home of Jejungwon missionaries, and at the time of 1982, it was known that this was the location where the missionary monument was erected.
Afterwards, the exact location of the site of Jejungwon was confirmed within the current Gwangju Christian Hospital through related literature, and a new monument was erected to commemorate it.
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Missionary Monument Basic Information
Website https://tour.gwangju.go.kr
Operating hours 00:00~24:00
Parking facilities available (use Gwangju City Sajik Library parking lot)
Gwangju Park Seonjeonbi group
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Introduction to Gwangju Park Seonjeonbi group
Gwangju Park Seonjeonbi Group is a place where Joseon Dynasty monuments and historical monuments from various places in Gwangju are gathered in Gwangju Park.
There are mainly monuments to Gwangju ministers and governors who were the leaders of Gwangju, Jeolla Province, as well as governors and provincial governors.
In addition, there are Confucian scholars Ahn Gyu-yong, royal envoys Jo Heon and Yeo Gyu-ik, and a small number of Chalbang Seonbi.
The monuments in the Gwangju Park Seonseong Monument Group were originally created at the entrance to Gwangju Park in 1957 from damaged stones scattered throughout the Gwangju area of Jeollanam-do, and were moved to the current location in Gwangju Park in 1965, where a total of 27 monuments were gathered, but Gwangju Pastor Shin Seok-yu's The selection monument was moved to Bokryong Village in 2011, and now there are 26 remaining.
Among the 26 monuments, the first, the 4th Jeollanam-do governor and Jeollanam-do court judge Yun Woong-ryeol (1840-1911), the 5th Jeollanam-do governor and Jeollanam-do court judge Lee Geun-ho (1861-1923), and the Jeollanam-do governor and Gwangju-gun governor Hong Nan-yu (1856-1913) were Japanese imperialists. These are people listed in the pro-Japanese biographical dictionary as collaborators in the invasion of national sovereignty.
On August 8, 2019, Gwangju Metropolitan City celebrated the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and the 90th anniversary of the Gwangju Student Independence Movement. In order to publicize correct history and establish historical justice, a memorial was held for the crimes of [Hong Nan-yu, a collaborator in the Japanese invasion of national sovereignty]. A condemnation statement was erected, and the tombstone was pulled out and laid down.
Gwangju Park Seonjeonbi Group Basic Information
Homepage http://www.grandculture.net
Operating hours: Always
Parking facilities available
Open all year round on days off
Monument to Jeongeom Jeongryeo
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Introduction to Jeongeomjeongryeobi
This is the stone monument of Jeongryeo and Jeongryeo-gak of Jeong Eom, a filial son of the late Joseon Dynasty.
The monument to Jeongeom Jeongryeo was erected on a pedestal with two tiers of support.
The head of the monument is shaped like a bell with a modified verse, and is the same stone as the body of the monument.
Jeongryeo-gak was built with stone pillars on all sides.
Inside Jeongnyeo-gak, there is a story about a loyal dog along with a monument, and there is a stone statue next to Jeongryeo-gak.
The filial son, Jeong Eom, passed the civil service examination in 1558 and served as the Eastern Seungji of Seungjeongwon.
He devoted himself to serving his mother, and when she was sick, he took care of her without taking off his clothes even at night. When she was bereaved, he held a grand funeral, but he could not overcome his grief, got sick, and passed away. I ordered you to be clean.
After this, Jeongryeo-gak fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in stone in 1975.
The monument contains 『贈嘉善大夫司憲府大司憲兼 (Jeungga Seondae Busaheonbu Daesaheongyeom) 弘文館提學豫文館堤學同知 (Hongmun Gwanje Academic Arts and Culture and Arts Gwanje Hakdongji) 經筵春秋Five provincial provincial government regulations (Gyeongyeonchuntugwanuigeumbusaowido general) The world's children's left and right assistants, government officials, and the same assistants. Knowledge (Gyeongyeon Chunchugwan’s It is written, “Monument to the head of Goyangchon Jeong (Monument to the head of Jeong Jeong in the Spring and Autumn Period)”.
The inscription on the front of Jeongryeo-gak reads: Hyoja Gwangju Jeonggonggeomjiryeo (孝子光州鄭公淹之閭).
* In order to encourage good customs and morals in the Jeongryeo nation, it was customary to erect a red-painted main gate in the neighborhood where filial sons, loyalists, and virtuous women lived to commend them. The establishment of Jeongnyeo and Jeongryeo began in the Silla period, and from the Goryeo Dynasty to the Joseon Dynasty, they were established nationwide. Many were built.
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Basic information about Jeongeomjeongryeobi
Homepage http://www.grandculture.net
Operating hours 24 hours
No parking facilities
Open all year round on days off
Gwandeokjeong Pavilion
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Introduction to Gwandeokjeong’s Gakgung Palace
Gwandeokjeong's archery technique, which keeps both mind and body healthy, was an essential requirement not only for samurai but also for scholars.
These days, these bows have completely lost their survival and defense functions, and continue to be used as sports and hobbies.
There is also a place in Gwangju that continues the history of archery as a sport and hobby, and that is Gwandeokjeong, an archery site in Sajik Park.
Mr. Kwon Tae-eun, the instructor at Gwandeokjeong and the only bow maker in Jeollanam-do, is a third-generation bow maker whose hometown is Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, widely known as the home of Hora. He settled in Gwangju 23 years ago.
According to Mr. Kwon, bows made in Gyeongsang-do were mostly sold in Jeolla-do, so he moved to Gwangju and started making bows.
In the past, bows were very diverse depending on their materials and uses, but these days, only the square bow remains and maintains its legacy.
* What is Gakgung, which is steeped in tradition? *
Also called concubine or long bow.
The shape of each bow varies slightly depending on the era.
It can be roughly divided into two types: those used for war or hunting are made of six types of materials, including gungansang (弓幹桑), horn, tendon, glue, thread, and lacquer, while those used for exercise or entertainment are made of gungansang, oak, bamboo, and bamboo. It was made from seven different things, including cherry wood, horn, tendon, and glue.
There was a distinction between strong, medium, and soft, so both men and women could use the one that suited their strength.
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Basic information on Gwandeokjeong’s Gakgung Palace
Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery
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Introduction to Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery
There is a missionary graveyard on a hill within the grounds of Honam Theological University in Yangnim-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju.
The cemetery, which is filled with various types of tombstones and angled burial mounds that give an exotic feel, is where American Southern Presbyterian missionaries and their families who died between 1909 and 1967 while working in the Gwangju and Jeollanam-do regions are buried.
The Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery is where 23 missionaries who first spread Christianity in Gwangju and created an opportunity for a new wave of enlightenment and a national salvation movement are buried.
Yangnim-dong, Gwangju Metropolitan City, was the main mission field for Pastor Yuji Bae and Clement Owen, who were the first missionaries in Jeollanam-do and were active in Gwangju.
Pastor Bae Yu-ji established Supia Girls' School as part of his missionary activities, and Clement Owen devoted himself to missionary and medical volunteer work with his wife, a nurse.
Currently, Gwangju Metropolitan City has cultural assets such as the Missionary Monument to commemorate Pastor Bae Yu-ji and the Owen Memorial Pavilion built to commemorate Clement Owen and his grandfather.
Missionaries were in charge of the gospel, medical care, education, children and women, and established local churches, schools, and hospitals and carried out missionary activities that were organically connected to each other.
Through this, the Christian gospel was spread in the Gwangju area, Western modern culture was introduced, and local talent was trained.
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Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery Basic Information
Website https://tour.gwangju.go.kr
Operating hours 00:00~24:00
Parking facilities available (Honam Theological University/paid)
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