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Top 10 places to visit in Jungnang, Seoul
hello? In this post, we will introduce the top 10 tourist attractions worth visiting in beautiful Jungnang, Seoul.
This ranking was created with reference to the popularity rankings of the Korea Tourism Organization and contains a variety of things to see and do.
If you are preparing for a trip, please refer to it and I hope you have a pleasant trip!
Chungikgongshinjinjin Cemetery Station
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Introduction to Chungikgongshinjinmyo Station
Chungik Gong Shin-jin's Cemetery is where the tomb and memorial stone of Shin Gyeong-jin (1575-1643) from the Joseon Dynasty are located.
It was designated as a tangible cultural property of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on January 25, 1995, and is included in the Jungnang Dulle-gil stamp tour course.
Shin Gyeong-jin was born as the son of General Shin Lip, who died fighting the enemy while attacking Bae Su-jin at Tangeumdae in Chungju during the Japanese invasions of Korea, and studied under Kim Jang-saeng.
After growing up, he served as a propagandist, but due to his contributions during the Injo Rebellion, he was promoted to a government post, served as the third commander of the training center, and was appointed as the commander of Pyongseong-gun.
During the Jeongmyo Horan, he was awarded the title of Buwongun for his merits in protecting the king, and during the Byeongja Manchu War, he served in the vanguard, giving the king time to take refuge in Namhansanseong Fortress.
Afterwards, he served as Right and Left Ministers and reached Yeonguijeong in 1642 (the 20th year of King Injo’s reign).
Sindobi is a monument erected in front of the tombs or on the way to the tombs of kings or high-ranking officials of the Joseon Dynasty to commemorate the achievements of the deceased.
It was called the Turtle Monument because it was engraved on a turtle carved in granite, but it was revealed that the main character of the stele was Shin Gyeong-jin, so it became the Sindobi Monument to Gyeong-jin Jin.
The epitaph for this monument was written by Uam Song Si-yeol and the letters were written by Park Tae-yu.
Across from the rain is Gyeong-jin Shin’s tomb.
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Basic information about Chungikgongshinjinjin Cemetery
Website https://www.jungnang.go.kr/portal/main.do
Bonghwasan (Seoul)
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Introduction to Bonghwasan (Seoul)
Bonghwasan Mountain is adjacent to Sangbong-dong, Junghwa-dong, Muk-dong, and Sinnae-dong in Jungnang-gu, on the northeastern outskirts of Seoul, and is an independent hill that protrudes from the flat land with a peak height of 160.1m.
Except for the main ridge of Achasan Mountain to the east, there is a good view of Bulamsan Mountain, Dobongsan Mountain, and the entire Yangju area to the north. There are no high mountains to the west and south, so Namsan Mountain and the southern region are also clearly visible.
Bonghwasan Mountain, also called Bongwoojae, was incorporated from Gyeonggi-do into Seoul on January 1, 1963.
This is where the Acha Mountain beacon station was located, which received messages from Hanisan Mountain in Yangju in the north and delivered them to Mokmyeoksan Mountain (Namsan Mountain). The beacon station was restored on November 7, 1994.
The main tree species of Bonghwasan Mountain is pine, and at the foot of it is a pear tree field famous for Meokgol pears, which are gradually being encroached upon by the surrounding area.
Meanwhile, slightly south of the summit of Bonghwasan Mountain, there is Sansingak, the temple of Bonghwasan Mountain. It is also the place where residents held the Dodanggut and Sansinje rituals about 400 years ago.
The current Sansingak was destroyed by a fire in the summer of 1992, and a new building made of red brick and cement is now in place.
Every year on March 3rd of the lunar calendar, the Bonghwa Mountain Dogang Festival, designated as an intangible cultural asset of Seoul, is held at Sansingak (Dodang) near the summit of the mountain.
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Bonghwasan (Seoul) basic information
Website https://www.jungnang.go.kr/
Parking facilities available
Mangwoo Mountain (Seoul)
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Introduction to Mangwoosan (Seoul)
Mangusan Mountain is a 281.7m mountain located across Mangu-dong and Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul, and Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do.
In the area around Mangusan Mountain, the Mangu Cemetery of the Seoul City Funeral Service, which was designated as a cemetery in 1933, is buried where children's writer Sopa Bang Jeong-hwan, independence activists Oh Se-chang and Han Yong-un, one of the 33 national representatives, and Ji Seok-yeong, a medical scientist and Korean linguist who pioneered the spread of smallpox, are buried. There are facilities such as Manguri Park.
The park is being used as a place for history education, with eight additional monuments installed in the park, including poet Park In-hwan, Moon Il-pyeong, Seo Byeong-ho, Seo Ong-il, Oh Jae-young, Seo Gwang-jo, Yoo Sang-gyu, and educator Oh Geung-seon.
Manguri Park has a 5.2km walking trail, and in 1998, the name of the walking trail was contested and began to be called the Path of Contemplation.
Cultural assets include the Shindo Stele (Seoul Metropolitan City Tangible Cultural Heritage) of Shin Gyeong-jin, a civil servant from the mid-Joseon Dynasty, who was called the Turtle Monument.
There are facilities such as an urban environment, a nature observation path, a wooden pavilion, and a mineral spring. The trees are well managed, and the air is clean, so many citizens visit for relaxation and as a natural park.
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Mangwoosan (Seoul) basic information
Website Jungnang-gu Culture and Tourism http://www.jungnang.seoul.kr
Parking facilities available
Open all year round on days off
Bonghwasan Neighborhood Park
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Introduction to Bonghwasan Neighborhood Park
Bonghwasan Neighborhood Park features a 110-pyeong entrance plaza paved with clay bricks, a children's playground, a traditional play area, a resident health center, an outdoor stage, and a resident rest area.
In addition, a 630m outer circular trail where you can enjoy jogging and walking along the park, a 800-pyeong lawn yard at the top of the park, and a dedicated fitness center for the disabled were created.
In addition, an artificial waterfall was created at a location that can be seen at a glance from the main gate of the district office for the citizens who visited the Jungnang-gu Office to provide a resting place, and an event plaza was connected to the artificial waterfall to use it as a venue for various outdoor cultural and artistic performances of the district office. It was created.
You can reach the summit of Bonghwasan Mountain by walking for 20 to 30 minutes along the hiking trail behind Bonghwasan Neighborhood Park.
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Bonghwasan Neighborhood Park Basic Information
Parking facility available (35 cars)
Open all year round on days off
Sagajeong Park
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Introduction to Sagajeong Park
Sagajeong Park is a park that opened on April 13, 2005 at the entrance to the Myeonmok Mineral Spring District in Myeonmok-dong.
The park was named after the pen name of Seo Geo-jeong, a writer of the early Joseon Dynasty who lived near Yongmasan Mountain, to evoke the atmosphere of the park.
In addition, four of his representative poems were selected and monuments were created and installed so that park users can enjoy them while taking a walk.
In addition, it is equipped with a variety of rest facilities, exercise facilities, and landscaping facilities, including a picnic area, children's play facility, physical training facility, health acupressure path, Sagajeong (traditional pavilion), and multi-purpose plaza.
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Sagajeong Park basic information
Website https://www.jungnang.go.kr
Parking facilities available
Open all year round on days off
Yongma Falls Park
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Introduction to Yongma Waterfall Park
Yongma Falls Park is a waterfall park with a total of three artificial waterfalls flowing refreshingly.
In Jungnang-gu, there are the famous Bonghwasan Mountain, Yongmasan Mountain, and Mangusan Mountain, although they are not very high.
The highest mountain among these is Yongmasan Mountain, 348 meters above sea level.
Yongmasan Mountain is the highest peak of Acha Mountain and is located to the east of Myeonmok-dong.
The hiking trail that runs along the mountain ridge between Manguri Park and Junggok-dong leads from Manguri through Achasanseong Fortress to the back gate of Children's Grand Park.
Yongma Falls Park is a resting place for citizens located at the foot of Yongmasan Mountain.
The three artificial waterfalls, which were created by making full use of the high rock cliffs created by bedrock quarrying, were completed in April 1997, and the completion ceremony was held in May of that year.
The main waterfall, Yongma Falls, is 51.4m high. To the left of Yongma Falls is the 21.4m Cheongryong Falls, and to the right is the 21m Baekma Falls. A 700-pyeong pond was installed underneath them, creating a new Yongma Falls Park.
Not only is the waterfall spectacular, but there is also a civic plaza and lawn plaza, and a sculpture exhibition wall has been installed, providing a resting area for citizens and various cultural events taking place each season.
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Yongma Falls Park basic information
Homepage http://www.jungnang.seoul.kr
Parking facilities available (72 parking spaces available)
※ Inquiry - Facilities Management Corporation 02-1577-3325 (extension number 2)
Open all year round on days off
Geungraksa Temple (Seoul)
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Introduction to Geungnaksa Temple (Seoul)
Geungraksa Temple, which was built on April 10, 1968, is located in a place that King Taejo Lee Seong-gye named 'Jeolgol'. It is a place for living with good air and scenery, but its history is destroyed by a fire in 1997, so there are no records left.
However, despite the fire, believers continue to flock to the nearby mineral spring and Dongrae Jeong Clan Cemetery.
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Geungraksa Temple (Seoul) Basic Information
Seongdeoksa Temple
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Introduction to Seongdeoksa Temple
Seongdeoksa Temple is located at the foot of Bonghwasan Mountain in Sangbong-dong, Jungnang-gu, in an alley with dense residential areas.
This temple was built in 1957, and its buildings include Daeungjeon, Jonggak, Chilseonggak, Samsingak, and Maitreya Hall.
In residential areas, we assist residents in their religious life and community service activities.
It is said that this place was originally the site of the legend of Aedongji.
According to legend, an old man was cutting down a tree on the side of a mountain, and when he saw that the tree had been cut down again, he was surprised and ran back to the village.
And I told this story to the village people, and a monk who stopped by the village to give alms said that it was a place where many people held grudges, so to resolve the resentment, they offered prayers and made red bean porridge on Aedongji (comrade in early November of the lunar calendar). I told them not to eat it.
The village people ignored the monk's story, but the widow with four children paid tribute every year as the monk had requested.
Later, when the epidemic spread widely in the village, the widow's children were able to grow up well without getting sick.
It is said that the widow left this world right before she died, calling all of her descendants and urging them to pay homage to her.
After liberation in 1945, people began to gather in this area to build houses and live in it. Strangely, it is said that rafters collapsed and pillars collapsed during construction.
When the Jogye Order was building a temple, an ox transporting lumber died and several workers were injured. However, after the temple was completed, it is said that no more people were injured in accidents.
The locals of the village say that this is because Seongdeoksa Temple offers prayers on their behalf.
Seongdeoksa Temple basic information
Achasan beacon tower site
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Introduction to Achasan beacon site
The Acha Mountain beacon site is the end of the first beacon water that connects the first beacon source of Namsan Mountain from Hamgyeong-do and Gangwon-do, and is the place where beacon water was received from Hanisan Mountain in Yangju and delivered to the first beacon source of Mokmyeoksan Mountain (Namsan).
A beacon station is a system in which a beacon station is usually installed at the top of a mountain that is a key point in the rear at a certain distance of several tens of miles, and by using torches at night and smoke during the day, it is used to convey urgent news of the country to the center when foreign enemies invade or riots break out.
In Korea, it is presumed that the beacon system was implemented before the Three Kingdoms Period, but it was established as a full-fledged national system during the Goryeo Dynasty and continued until the Joseon Dynasty. During the reign of King Sejong, a systematic beacon system was established and a nationwide beacon network was established.
Afterwards, in 1894, the beacon system was changed to a telephone communication system and the beacon system was abolished.
Documents from the Joseon Dynasty indicate that it is located on the western peak of the ridge north of the main peak of Achasan Mountain, so it was revealed that this was the site of the Achasan beacon tower, and only the site that remained was restored in 1994 as part of the 600th anniversary commemoration project of Seoul Metropolitan Government.
* Area - 4,060㎡
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Basic information on Achasan beacon site
Operating hours Always open
Manguri Citizen’s Park
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Introduction to Manguri Citizen’s Park
Manguri Park, Dong-A Ilbo, February 2, 1933, “In preparation for the Miari Cemetery being filled soon, 700,000 pyeong of forest land in Manguri, Gyeonggi-do was decided to be used as a cemetery in Gyeongseongbu.
” Dong-A Ilbo, October 24, 1935 “In order to convert the cemetery in Itaewon into residential land, it was decided that among the 37,000 graves with relatives, the graves with relatives will be moved to Manguri, and the graves without relatives will be cremated in Sinsa-ri (新寺里).
As can be seen from the record, Manguri Mangusan began to be used as a cemetery in Seoul in 1933.
40 years later, on March 25, 1973, the 28,500 tombs were full and further use of cemeteries was prohibited. Now, with relocations and urns being encouraged, there are 7,425 tombs as of December 2018, and this is expected to continue to decrease in the future. no see.
During this period, the tombs of Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, the late Song Jin-woo, the famous singer Lim Bang-ul, and patriotic figures Cho Jong-wan, Park Chan-ik, and Baek Dae-jin were also relocated and buried in national cemeteries and private park cemeteries.
In February 1992, a monument to the seven people who are buried here, including Bang Jeong-hwan, Oh Se-chang, Han Yong-un, Jo Bong-am, Ji Seok-yeong, Moon Myeong-hwon, and Jang Deok-su, was created around the trail in Jungnang-gu, and in February 1998, additional monuments were placed for Park In-hwan, Moon Il-pyeong, An additional 5.2km walking trail was created with annual donations for eight people, including Byeong-ho Seo, Dong-il Seo, Jae-young Oh, Gwang-jo Seo, Sang-gyu Yoo, and Geung-seon Oh.
It has been known that 17 famous people, including Han Yong-un, who led the March 1st Independence Movement, are buried in Manguri Park, but the Seoul Facilities Management Corporation's Funeral Culture Center conducted a search for the deceased, focusing on the directories of each media company and the merit log of independence activists. After confirming the cemetery and conducting an on-site visit, it was revealed that 10 additional famous figures, including novelist Gye Yong-muk, were buried there.
<Source: Jungnang-gu Office, Seoul>
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Manguri Citizen Park Basic Information
Website https://www.jungnang.go.kr/manguriPark/main.do
This was an introduction to the top 10 places worth visiting in Jungnang, Seoul.
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