Mungyeong Seonyudonggyegok Valley (선유동계곡(문경))

17.8Km 2024-10-21

Wanjang-ri, Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-550-6392

Seonyudonggyegok Valley in Mungyeong is longer and more beautiful than the valley of the same name in Goesan. Daeyasan Mountain (931 meters) runs across both valleys, which are 10 kilometers apart from each other. The valley is relatively untouched as it is not yet well known to the public. At the beginning and the end of the trail are Hakcheonjeong and Chirujeong Pavilions, respectively. Both sides of the valley are lined with thick forests of ancient pine trees. A number of stone carvings can be found in the forest, and the most famous one reads “Seonyugyegok.” It was written by Choi Chi-won, a leading scholar of the Silla kingdom.

Historical site of General Chung Ki-ryong (Chunguisa Temple) (정기룡장군 유적지(충의사))

18.3Km 2022-08-10

230, Chungui-ro, Sangju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-537-6095

Chunguisa Temple is home to the tablets of General Chung Ki-ryong, a great army general who led during the reign of Joseon King Seonjo. In 1974, the temple and related relics were designated as a Regional Cultural Asset Monument. The area was expanded in 1978 to include a museum which displays Relics Related to Jeong Gi-ryong, a designated Treasure. The temple also hosts a reenactment of the recovery of Sangjuseong Fortress every October.

Songnisan Special Tourist Zone (속리산 관광특구)

18.4Km 2025-01-14

405, Beopjusa-ro, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-540-3393

With Songnisan National Park at its center, Songnisan Special Tourist Zone offers picturesque scenery and cozy resorts. At 1,058 meters above sea level, Songnisan Mountain is one of the 8 scenic wonders in Korea, and its steep peaks and deep valleys create a fascinating view. A variety of hiking trails that set out from Beopjusa Temple offer superb mountain scenery from every angle.

A tourism complex around Songnisan National Park offers various types of accommodations, and the area's attractions, such as Beopjusa Temple, Seowongyegok Valley, Mansugyegok Valley and Solhyang Park are not to be missed. In fact, the mountain is a habitat for rare animals and plants, including flying squirrels and Berchemia Berchemiaefolia, and is called a “treasure house of natural resources.”

The convenient accessibility should be noted as well. The highway between Dangjin and Yeongdeok goes through the zone, and it takes only 30 minutes from Cheongju International Airport. This helps foreign tourists from China, Taiwan and Singapore as well as Korean visitors to easily access the zone.

A variety of events, including the Songni Festival, the Songnisan Maple Music Festival and the Songnisan Hiking Festival, are held every year, and the largest number of tourists visit in autumn to appreciate a view of the mountain tinged with red.

* Current State of Songnisan Special Tourist Zone
1) Districts Covered: Areas around Sangpan, Jungpan, Galmok and Sanae-ri, Songnisan-myeon, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
2) Area: 43,745,528 ㎡

Boeun Beopjusa Temple [UNESCO World Heritage] (보은 법주사 [유네스코 세계문화유산])

18.4Km 2021-10-23

405, Beopjusa-ro, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-543-3615

Built in 553 during the 14th year of Silla King Jinheung's reign, Beopjusa Temple is located on Songnisan Mountain. However, many of the original buildings were destroyed during the Imjin War (1592-1598), with the current structures having been rebuilt in 1624. The temple features many beautiful and important Buddhist relics and artworks, centered around the main hall, Daeungbojeon Hall.

Lake Hills Hotel Songnisan (레이크힐스 호텔 속리산)

19.0Km 2021-02-19

305, Beopjusa-ro, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-542-5281

Lake Hills Hotel Songnisan is set against the lush natural surroundings of Songnisan National Park. With comfortable rooms, a banquet hall that can accommodate up to 400 people, and six smaller conference rooms, the hotel regularly hosts corporate seminars and large family gatherings alike.

Deongnim Sanchae Sikdang (덕림산채식당)

19.1Km 2024-03-18

287, Beopjusa-ro, Songnisan-myeon, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
043-543-4846

Deongnim Sanchae Sikdang is a tile-roof restaurant located next to the parking lot of Songnisan Mountain’s Beopjusa Tourist Complex. It serves sanchae jeongsik (wild vegetable dish set menu) made with mushrooms and vegetables sourced from Songnisan Mountain, deodeok gui jeongsik (grilled deodeok set menu), beoseot jjigae jeongsik (mushroom jjigae set menu), sanchae bulbaek jeongsik (wild vegetable and bulgogi set menu), bibimbap, and haemul pajeon (seafood and green onion pancake). The restaurant is close to tourist sites like Songnisan Sculpture Park, Orisup Trail, and Beopjusa Temple.

Kyunghee Sikdang (경희식당)

19.3Km 2024-02-26

11-4, Sanae 7-gil, Songnisan-myeon, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do

Kyunghee Sikdang is a Korean table d'hote restaurant with 70 years of history, located at the entrance to the Beopjusa Temple in Songnisan Mountain. The dishes are prepared with ingredients sourced from Songnisan Mountain, vegetables grown by the restaurant, and in-house sauces. They come with nearly 40 side dishes, such as sogogi pyeonyuk (boiled beef slices), dureup namul (fatsia shoot salad), gosari (bracken), gam jangajji (pickled persimmons), ssari beoseot (coral mushroom), meowi namul (butterbur salad), pyogojeon (pan-fried battered golden oak mushrooms), bam jorim (braised chestnuts), and deulkkae songi twigak (young perilla branch chips). The restaurant’s mustard sauce and gangdoenjang (seasoned soybean paste) are made according to its secret recipe.

Sangju Museum (상주박물관)

19.7Km 2022-12-26

684, Gyeongcheon-ro, Sangju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-536-6160

Sangju Museum was established to highlight the history of Sangju, and systematically preserve and manage the city's cultural heritage. Opened in November 2007, the museum features several exhibitions as well as eco pond, stone artifacts and a traditional clock tower outside. Next to the museum, the Traditional Ceremony Center offers visitors a chance to try various traditional activities inside a hanok.

Jeongipum Pine Tree (보은 속리 정이품송)

20.0Km 2025-01-07

Sangpan-ri, Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-540-3394

This 600-year-old pine tree stands at the entrance to Songnisan Mountain in Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. This old tree, designated as Natural Monument No. 103, is 15 meters in x_height and 4.5 meters in girth. Its branches stretch 10.3 meters to the east, 9.6 meters to the west and 10 meters to the north. Shaped like an open umbrella, this pine tree has long been the symbol of Songnisan Mountain, and has even been awarded the title of a Jeongipum grade official of the Joseon Court.

* Legend
King Sejo visited Onyang Hot Springs and Songnisan Mountain in 1464 to cure an illness. While passing under this tree, he looked up and saw that his royal sedan chair was about to be ensnared in the tree’s branches. As he called for his bearers to look out, the branches suddenly lifted for the royal procession to proceed. On his way to Seoul, King Sejo was also able to take shelter from a rain shower under this tree. Therefore, he bestowed upon the tree the ministerial rank of Jeongipum.

Gyeongcheondae Cliff (낙동강 경천대(경천대 전망대))

20.0Km 2020-12-10

Samdeok-ri, Sangju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-536-7040

With a magnificent view made up of cliffs and old pine trees, Gyeongcheondae Cliff was once called Jacheondae due to the belief that it came from the sky. Muujeong Pavilion, which was built during the Joseon dynasty, is located on the cliff. Gyeongcheondae Cliff was often used to hold a ritual for rain. It offers a spectacular view of the winding Nakdonggang River and beautiful rock formations peeking through the branches of the old pine trees. The path to the observatory goes through a forest of pine trees.

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