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See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above – ‘Do the right thing with our content’. ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Korea North Korea p306 Seoul p38 Gangwon-do Around Seoul#_ p119 p94 Chungcheongbuk-do Chungcheongnam-do p293 p276 Gyeongsangbuk-do p147 Jeollabuk-do p263 Busan & Gyeongsangnam-do Jeollanam-do p182 p208 Jeju-do p231 THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Simon Richmond, Megan Eaves, Trent Holden, Rebecca Milner, Phillip Tang, Rob Whyte P LAN ON THE ROAD YOUR TRIP Welcome to Korea . . . . . . 4 SEOUL . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ulleungdo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Korea Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Andong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 AROUND SEOUL . . . . 94 Hahoe Folk Village . . . . . . 179 Korea’s Top 13 . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Gyeonggi-do . . . . . . . . . . 95 Cheongnyangsan Need to Know . . . . . . . . . .16 Provincial Park . . . . . . . . . 180 The Demilitarized Zone First Time Korea . . . . . . . . 18 (DMZ) & Joint Security Juwangsan Area (JSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 180 If You Like… . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Heyri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Month by Month . . . . . . . 23 BUSAN & Suwon & Around . . . . . . . 101 GYEONGSANGNAM- Itineraries . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Anyang Art Park . . . . . . . . 104 DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Outdoor Activities . . . . . 29 Donggureung . . . . . . . . . . 104 Busan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Namhansanseong . . . . . . 104 Regions at a Glance . . . . 34 Gajisan Icheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Provincial Park . . . . . . . . . 197 Incheon- Geojedo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 gwangyeok-si . . . . . . . .106 Tongyeong . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Incheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Jinju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Yeongjongdo . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Namhaedo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Muuido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Jirisan FLICKR RENAN4 / GETTY IM WGGaeAnsNgt hSGweWaa dOIsolN . a .n- .Dd .s .O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111111965 NGJEwatOaionLngLajuAl . P .Na .Ar .k .M .– .- .ED .aO .s . .t . . . . . . . . . 2 .22000869 AGES © CSahmunackh-seaonn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112251 DUanmju-ysaan . g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221165 Sokcho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Gurye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Seoraksan Suncheon & Around . . . . 217 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 129 Yeosu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 GANGNAM (P52), SEOUL Gangneung . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Boseong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Pyeongchang . . . . . . . . . . 139 Gangjin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Gohan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Haenam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Odaesan FIDELIS SIM NSaamtiocnhaelo Pka . r .k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114432 WMaonkpdoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222235 ANJUNTAK / GETTY IM WCNhaoitnaiojkuns . aa .ln . P . a .r .k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114455 DNJEaadtJiooUhn-aaDel O PH .a ar .ek .s . .a . .n .g . . . . . . . . . . . .223291 AGES © GYEONGSANGBUK- Jeju-si . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Eastern Jeju-do . . . . . . . 241 Daegu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Gimnyeong Beach . . . . . . 241 Gyeongju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Manjang-gul . . . . . . . . . . . 242 TRADITIONAL HANOK Pohang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Woljeong Beach . . . . . . . . 243 Contents UNDERSTAND Sehwa-ri & Hado-ri . . . . . 243 Taean-haean Korea Today . . . . . . . . . .340 S&e Soinngysaanng--rrii . . . . . . . . . . . 244 NPaartkio . n .a .l . M . .a .r .in .e . . . . . . . . . 291 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Seongeup The Korean People . . . .363 Folk Village . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 CHUNGCHEONGBUK- In the Korean DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Southern Jeju-do . . . . .249 Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Seogwipo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Cheongju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Arts & Jungmun Resort Songnisan Architecture . . . . . . . . . .377 & Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 298 The Natural Sagye-ri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Chungju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Environment . . . . . . . . .382 Central Jeju . . . . . . . . . . 257 NORTH KOREA . . . . 306 Hallasan SURVIVAL National Park . . . . . . . . . . 257 Pyongyang . . . . . . . . . . . 308 GUIDE Sangumburi . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Kaesong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Western Jeju-do . . . . . . 260 Panmunjom & Moseulpo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 the DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Directory A–Z . . . . . . . .388 Inland Region . . . . . . . . . . 261 Myohyangsan . . . . . . . . . . 321 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Hallim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Hamhung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Wonsan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 JEOLLABUK-DO . . . 263 Kumgangsan . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Jeonju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Nampo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Map Legend . . . . . . . . . . 422 Naejangsan Sinchon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 269 Paekdusan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Muju & Deogyusan Chilbosan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 270 Chongjin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326 Gochang Rajin-Sonbong . . . . . . . . . 326 & Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Understand Byeonsan-bando North Korea . . . . . . . . . .327 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 273 Survival Guide . . . . . . . . 335 Gunsan & Seonyudo . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 SPECIAL FEATURES CHUNGCHEONGNAM- Outdoor DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Activities . . . . . . . . . . .29 Daejeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 The Korean Gyeryongsan People . . . . . . . . . . . .363 National Park . . . . . . . . . . 282 In the Korean Gongju . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Magok-sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Arts & Buyeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Architecture . . . . . . . . 377 Boryeong The Natural & Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Environment . . . . . . .382 Sapsido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 4 Welcome to Korea Split by a fearsome border, the Korean Peninsula offers the traveller a dazzling range of experiences, beautiful landscapes and 5000 years of culture and history. Ancient & Modern Gorgeous Countryside The blue and red circle at the heart of the South Korea’s compact size and superb South Korean flag neatly symbolises the transport infrastructure mean that tran- divided Korean Peninsula, but also the fluid quillity can be found in easy reach of the mix of the ancient and the modern in the urban sprawl. Hike to the summits of country officially called the Republic of craggy mountains enclosed by densely Korea (ROK), where the vast majority of forested national parks. Some of those visitors will spend their time. South Korea same mountains transform into ski slopes is a dream destination – an engaging, welcome winter. Get further off the beaten coming place where the benefits of a high- path than you thought possible by sailing tech nation are balanced by a reverence for to remote islands, where farming and fish- tradition and the ways of old Asia. ing folk welcome you into their homes and simple seafood cafes. Chill out in serene Urban Marvel villages surrounded by rice fields, sleeping in rustic hanok (traditional wooden house) Korea might be known as the Land of the guesthouses. Morning Calm, but dive into its capital, Seoul, the powerhouse of Asia’s third- Festivals & Food largest economy, and serenity is the last thing you’ll feel. This round-the-clock city Rest assured the ROK also knows how to is constantly on the move, with its work- rock. A packed calendar of festivals and hard, play-hard population the epitome of events means there’s almost always a cele- the nation’s indefatigable, can-do spirit. You bration of some sort to attend wherever you can hardly turn a corner without stumbling are – it might be Boryeong for its mud fest, across a tourist information booth, a sub- or Gwangju for its Biennale or its annual way station or a taxi in this multifaceted salute to that most Korean of foods: kimchi. metropolis where meticulously reconstruct- Friendly Koreans are always delighted to ed palaces rub shoulders with teeming share their culture with visitors – often that night markets and the latest technological means over a shared meal with a tantalis- marvel. ing array of dishes and plenty of toasts with local alcoholic beverages. 5 PANYA KHAM TUY / 500PX © Why I Love Korea By Simon Richmond, Author For all of its headlong rush into the 21st century on a hallyu (Korean popular culture wave), what charms me most about the ROK is its proud promotion of age-old traditions and culture. I fondly recall meditating at a Buddhist temple retreat where the honk of traffic was replaced by the rhythmic predawn chants of shaven-headed monks; hiking along Seoul’s 600-year-old city walls; and walking parts of the Jeju Olle Trail, connecting with history and island traditions on the way. My taste buds also tingle with the memory of one of Asia’s least known, but most delicious, cuisines. For more about our authors, see page 424 Above: Hwaseong (p101), Suwon N N N N N 100 km60 miles º24 º14 º04 º93 º83 N U S S I A Zarubino ELEVATIO 1500m 1000m 500m 200m 0 00 R ng o b n ok SoRajin n rea Onsong Saebyol Und Musan FushunPuryongShenyangPaekdusanChongji(2744m) KyongsongHuchangOrangHyesanChasongC H I N AAnsanHwapyongMyongchonChilbosanManpoKapsan(1103m)KiljuKanggyePungsonChosanKimchaek N O R T H K O R E APyokdongTanchonIiwonPukchongChangjinSakchuSeohoShinheungSinbukchongUijuDandongMyohyangsanShinpoKusongSinuiju(1909m)HongwonHamhungRyongchonHungnamTokchonE A S T S E ASonchonKaechonChongpyongMaengsanChongju( S e a o f J a p a n )KowonSuncheonMundokYangdokThe DMZWonsanPeek into secretivePyongyangKangdongNorth Korea (p95)Tongchon HoeyangNampoKosongKumgangsanIchonSariwonSohungPyonggang(1639m)HwajinpoSinchonKimhwaChorwonChangyonZCheorwonKumchonSokchoHaejuMRyongyonParo LakeD o K N 9º 3 N N º7 º6 3 3 3ºE 3 1 u h PyeongchangSkiing at Alpensia andYongpyong resorts (p139) Ulleungdo Dokdo Sobaeksan National ParkDo a templestay atGuin-sa (p304) Hahoe Folk VillageCharming village oftraditional houses (p179) GyeongjuGrand remains ofBulguk-sa temple (p158) BusanFresh seafood, beaches andmountain vistas (p185) HonsA N Kyushu P BaengnyeongdoKaesongSamyeongsan (1198m)JanggokSoyang LakeOngjinPanmunjeomChuncheonDongducheonHeyriGanghwadoHongcheonSeoulAlpensiaSEOULWorld Heritage palaces andIncheonGANGWON-DOWonjuGangnam style (p38)DonghaeInternationalIncheonChiaksanAirportSamcheok(1288m)SuwonGYEONGGI-DOJecheonTaebaekChungjuChungjuSobaeksanLakeW E S T S E AUljin(1439m)Taean HaeanCHUNGCHEONGBUK-DOCheonan( Y e l l o w S e a )SobaeksanMaritimeYeongjuNational ParkNational ParkCHUNGCHEONGNAM-DOJeomchonAndongJuwangsanAnmyeondoHahoeCheongjuGongjuSongnisan(721m)FolkSuwon(1058m)DaecheonBoryeongYeongdeokVillageFortress walls andBeachDaejeonGYEONGSANGBUK-DOmural villages (p101)GimcheonSeocheonS O U T H K O R E AYeongcheonDeogyusanPohangGunsan(1614m)JeonjuBoryeongGyeongjuDaeguJEOLLABUK-DOGet dirty at theNaejangsanmud festival (p289)(763m) UlsanNamwonGYEONGSANGNAM-DOJirisanJeonjuJinju(1915m)GwangjuUntouched-by-timeBUSANMasan village (p264)hanokJEOLLANAM-DOSuncheonSamcheonpoMokpoBoseongGeojedoYeocheonHongdoJangheungYeosuTongyeongHeuksandoDolsandoHaenamGoheungDadohae HaesangJindoJindoHallyeohaesangNational ParkNational ParkTsushimaYeondoHajodoOenarodoWandoWandoDadohae HaesangNational ParkBogildoCheongsandoJeju-doJ A GeomundoNatural wonders,splendid hiking (p231)JEJU-DOJeju-siHallimS O U T H S E AHallasanHallasan (1950m)National Park( E a s t C h i n a S e a )JungmunSeogwipo 129ºE128ºE126ºE124ºE127ºE125ºE Nº83 Nº73 Nº63 Nº53 Nº43 123ºE ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 8 Korea’s Top 13 9 Changdeokgung Hiking Around Jeju-do 1 The ‘Palace of Illustrious Virtue’ (p43) 2 The frequently dramatic volcanic land was built in the early 15th century as scape of Jejudo, the largest of South a secondary palace to Gyeongbukgung, Korea’s many islands, is best seen on foot. though these days this Unesco World The Jeju Olle Trail (p259) is a network of 26 Heritage–listed property exceeds Gyeong half to fullday hiking routes that mean der bukgung in beauty and grace – partly around the island’s coast, part of the hin because so many of its buildings were terland and three other islands. Spending actually lived in by members of the royal a day following all or part of a trail is a won family well into the 20th century. The most derful way to soak up Jeju’s unique charms charming section is the Huwon, a ‘secret and beautiful surroundings. The summit garden’ that is a royal horticultural idyll. of Hallasan (pictured below), the country’s Book well ahead to snag one of the limited highest peak, is also very achievable and, tickets to view this special palace on a in good weather, provides spectacular moonlight tour held on fullmoon nights views. from April to June. HENDRIK H / SHUTTERSTOCK © FILIP NYMAN / 500PX ©