DAEWON UNIVERSITY COLLEGETourist Sites near Campus

Tourist Sites near Campus

  • Uirimji

    Uirimji

    Uirimji is the 11th local monument and is called "Forest Site" originally as the best reservoir in Korea with the Byeokgolje in Gimcheon and Susanje in Miryang, built during the Three Han Era. When the names of Gun and Hyun were changed in the 11th year of King Seongjong (992), they called Jecheon as 'Uiwon-hyun' or 'Uicheon'. After that, this was named as “Urimji” adding ‘Ui“ which was the old name of Jecheon. This is also the place where the annual festival is held every year on the first day of the month.

  • Bakdalje

    Bakdalje

    Bakdalje, head of 453 meters above sea level, is a nationally known song, "Crying Bakdalje", a place widely known throughout the country. This Bakdalje has a legend that has been handed down so far. "Bakdali" of Gyeongsangbuk-do came to meet and loved "Geumbongi" a girl living around Bakdalje in his way to national examination and promised to come back after passing the examination. However, he wandered back and forth and finally came back the day after Geumbongi died due to love-sick, Bakdali was wailing after hearing Geumbongi say that Bakdali was tortured on the floor, was rushing to see Geumbongi's welcome and he was killed by falling into a cliff. From this point on, people called this head as "Bakdalje" because Bakdali was dead here.

  • Wolak Mountain

    Wolak Mountain

    Wolak National Park was designated as the 17th national park among 20 national parks on December 31, 1984. The area is divided into 5 cities and Guns including Jecheon City, Chungju City, Danyang-Gun and Mungyeong City. Chungju Lake in the north is surrounded by Wolak Mountain, and beautiful natural landscapes such as Danyang 8 landscapes, Sobaeksan National Park, Mungyeongsaeje and is surrounded by Wolak Mountain. Youngbong of Wolak Mountain is also called Kuksabong, and has been regarded as a sacred mountain since long time ago, that’s why it is called 'Yongbong'. Also, at Songgye Ri, which is the starting point for walks to the west, the summit looks like a beautiful figure of a woman full of breasts. The Seongam valley, which is the center of the Gyeongbong valley and the Yonghe valley (Yuksa valley), has clear water, wide rocks, and is accompanied by sungyeonggeul to stop the tourists.

  • Cheongpung cultural asset complex, lakeside

    Cheongpung cultural asset complex, lakeside

    The Cheongpung Cultural Property Complex located on the lakeside of Cheongpung has been transferred to the site of 16,000 Pyong over three years from 1983 as the Chungju Multipurpose Dam was constructed with the comprehensive development plan of the government's 4 major rivers. It is the educational center of the history of young people, and the number of tourists is increasing every year. Now it is enlarged and developed to the size of 85,000 Pyeong. It is becoming one of the most representative tourist attractions of our city. Two treasures (Hanbaru, 42 kinds of local tangible cultural properties (Palyunru, Geumnamru, Geumbyungheon, Eungcheonggak, Chungpung HyangGyo, 4 Old Houses), dolmens, monuments and 2,000 living artifacts are preserved.

  • Kumsoo Mountain

    Kumsoo Mountain

    Mt. Kumooo, the northernmost point of Wolak National Park, is a place where you can admire the magnificent mountains of the surrounding rocks along with attractions such as Muamsa Temple, Kumsoo Mt. is beautiful and elegant with its mountainside, deep valleys and rocky cliffs. It is a snowy day without any additional season, such as spring flowers, summer recordings, autumn leaves in autumn, and snow in winter. Mt. Kumsoon is the main peninsula of Mangdeokbong, and on the southern slope of the mountain there is a 30m high waterfall called Yongdam Waterfall. If you say about 9 valleys, there are famous places of double wall fence, Mongyudam, Waryongdam, Gwanju waterfall, Chunju waterfall, Geumbyungdam, Taldangam and Chuijeokdae.

  • Yongha Valley

    Yongha Valley

    From Jungcheon City, Duksan-myeon, Wolak-ri is located on the road to Wolak Mountain. The road is divided into two valleys to form the Yongsu Valley and Sumundong Valley. The valleys of 16km each boast of lush primeval forest and beautiful scenery. Beginning from the first scenery, Sumundong waterfall, Panorama waterfalls and Sugok yongdam create the mystery of nature. The waterfall of 8km consisting Gwanpokdae, Cheongbyukdae, Seronmidae, Suryongdam, hwaledam, Ganseodae and suryeomseonfdae add the extreme beauty.

  • Songgye valley

    Songgye valley

    The Songgye valley, which is 8km from Yeosu-myeon to Songmyeong-ri, Jecheon-gun, is located in Jecheon, between Suanbo and Danyang. It is located in Jecheon, between Suanbo and Danyang. It is a summer resort with scattered artifacts such as deep valleys, clear and cool water. The Songgye valley consists of eight valleys including Wolak Youngbong, Jayeondae, Wolgwang Waterfall, Sugyeongdae, Haksodae, Mangpokdae, Waryongdae, and Palangso.

  • Oksunbong

    Oksunbong

    Located in Wolak National Park, Oksunbong is 286 meters above sea level and is a famous spot between 5-10 Beonji of Goegok-ri, Susan-myeon, Jecheon City. It is good to climb in Sangcheon-ri, Susan-myun and enjoy the scenery from Gaeun Mountain (476m above sea level) or ride the cruise ship of Cheongpungho. The mountain type color and grave, bend of the mountain are indeed free and extraordinary. It is said that the stone wall was named like Bamboo shoot, and it was named after Teacher. Lee Hwang made the name because it looked like a bamboo shoot.

  • Taksajeong

    Taksajeong

    It is a mysterious peaks that reminds people of the appearance of the bamboo shoots with its incised blue rocks rising in a bamboo net shape and a thousand or so strong. It is said that Ok Soon-bong has so amazing scenes that has the nickname of "Small Geumgang". In the vicinity, Gangseondae and Yijodae are facing each other, which were actually loving partner long time ago and came to be rocks missing each other.

  • Barron's holy ground

    Barron's holy ground

    As a source of Catholicism in Korea, it is an important place of Catholicism. In 1801, when Catholicism persecuted, many Catholics lived in Baron, where they lived as pottery sellers, and Hwang Sayoung hided in the cave to report the appealing white paper to the Chinese chaplain. From 1855 to 1866, it was the area where St. Joseph Seminary was the first modern educational institution in Korea. It was the first international student in Korea and the second priest after Kim Dae-geon.

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