What are the existing palaces in Korea?

Seoul, the capital, is located in the middle of the Korean peninsula, not far from the west coast, and the Han River flows through the city center. The population of Seoul is about120,000, accounting for about 1/4 of the national population. It is the political, economic and cultural center of South Korea, with rows of tall buildings standing behind elegant and quiet ancient palaces. It is both a modern metropolis and an ancient cultural city with a long history. There are many historical sites, cultural attractions, modern buildings, theme parks and other tourist attractions in the urban area and its surrounding areas.

The main tourist attractions are:

1. Gyeongbokgung Palace

Located at Sejong Road 1 in Zhonglu District. The first main hall built by Li Chenggui, who founded the Korean dynasty in 1395, covers an area of126,000 ping (a ping is about 3.3 square meters), with more than 200 halls and pavilions, which set off a magnificent style. 1952 was destroyed by the Nongwopu rebellion, and the buildings that have survived to this day include the Qin Zhengting Hall where the king ascended the throne and the civil and military ceremonies were held, and the two-story building used as a hotel.

2. Changdeok Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace

Located at Wolong Cave 1 in Zhonglu District. Built in 1405, it was the palace of the Korean dynasty and was completely destroyed during the Japanese rebellion in Renchen. The main palace of the dynasty was rebuilt in 1609, and it has been the best-preserved building in the Forbidden City in South Korea for 300 years, maintaining the old appearance of the dynasty. Its main entrance, Dunhua Gate, is a wooden building, but fortunately it was not burned down. It stands proudly and has extraordinary bearing. Changgyeonggung Palace, next to it, is the third ancient palace in South Korea, with existing buildings such as Honghuamen and Zhengming Hall. It was once another palace of King Sejong, the fourth generation owner of the Korean dynasty.

3. Zongmiao

Located in Jing Xun Cave 1 in Zhonglu District, it is a world cultural heritage, dedicated to the gods of kings and princesses of the Korean dynasty. The ancestral temple and Gyeongbokgung Palace were built at the same time, with the main hall and Yongning Hall in the vast hinterland, as well as a memorial hall displaying the relics of the former king. It is also a leisure area for Seoul citizens to take a walk and enjoy the cool, and there is an overpass leading to Chang Gung Palace. On the first Sunday of May every year, elegant music is played and ancestral ceremonies are held in a solemn atmosphere.

4. Korea Life Building 63

Located in Ruyidao Cave, Yongdengpu District. It has 60 floors above ground and 3 floors underground, with a height of 264 meters. It is called the tallest building in Korea and a symbol of Seoul. The whole building is made of double reflective glass, which shines like a golden pagoda in the sun. Take the high-speed elevator up and down, board the observation deck, overlooking 1988 Olympic Park and Gimpo Airport. There is an aquarium on the basement level, which can see 400 kinds of fish with more than 20,000 tails, which is ten times larger than the screen of a general cinema? QuotIMAX Cinema dines in the restaurant on the top floor, enjoying the intoxicating night scene and enjoying unparalleled romantic interest.

5. Chonglimen (Nantianmen)

Located in Nandamen Road, Central District. Built in 1398, it is the gate of the capital Hanyang (Seoul). It is the most typical existing Korean dynasty building. The original city wall is connected. /kloc-the wall was demolished in 0/908, leaving only the stone Chongli Gate. The middle is arched, and two wooden pavilions stand on it. In high-rise buildings and buildings, they are majestic and arrogant.

6. Seoul Gymnasium

Located in Silkworm Cave 10 in Songpo District, it is the main venue of 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, including two gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools and baseball fields, especially the open-air stadium. It has been well received for its design that highlights the beauty of curves. Visitors can visit it. There is also an exhibition hall displaying gold, silver, bronze and Olympic uniforms.

7. Lotte World

Located at 40- 1 Silkworm Cave in Song Cheng District. Lotte World is the largest indoor entertainment center in the world. In addition to the Lotte World Adventure and Magic Island on the lake, there are folk museums, hotels, cinemas, indoor swimming pools, indoor skating rinks, bowling alleys, membership sports clubs, department stores, supermarkets and shopping centers. It is a super-large entertainment city integrating entertainment and culture.

(2) Suburbs and surrounding areas of Seoul

1. Shui Yuan

From Seoul Railway Station, you can take the National Railway 1 line to Shui Yuan Station, or you can take a 50-minute bus from Seoul East Station. Shui Yuan is the seat of Gyeonggi Province Hall (provincial government), with a population of 760,000, and many cultural relics have been preserved. The stone wall built around the city is 5.5 kilometers long, with four magnificent gates, seven arched gates, an elegant flower viewing pavilion and a bird's-eye view of Xijiang terrace in the urban area. Architectural beauty and landscape beauty complement each other.

2. Incheon

Take the National Railway 1 line from Seoul Railway Station to DongIncheon Station, and take the Shuiren Line from Shui Yuan to Song Dao Station. Incheon is the second largest port city in Korea, where there are many tourist attractions, such as Moon Island Cultural Street, and many sculptures are erected. If you take a cruise, you can enjoy the beautiful sunset and the islands dotted around the sea.

3. Panmunjom (a village in central and western Korea)

It was the place where the Korean War armistice agreement was signed in 1953. Nationals can only visit Linjinge, but foreigners can't visit it privately. It must be organized by travel agencies, set up a 2-kilometer-wide unarmed isolation zone centered on the armistice line, and build a military armistice conference room in the middle. In addition, people can deeply realize the preciousness of peace and unity.

4. Jianghua Island

Starting from Xincun Station, it takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes to arrive. This is the origin of the myth of Wang Jian, the ancestor of the Korean nation. There are many historical sites, such as the city wall built to resist the invasion of Mongolian troops and the fortress built at the end of the Korean dynasty to deal with the threat of foreign forces.

The Deng Chuan Temple in the south of the city fully demonstrates the architectural style of the Korean era.

5. Longren Everland

Located in front of Pugu, Longren County, Gyeonggi Province. In Longren Natural Agriculture Park, there is a newly-built comprehensive theme park, Everland. In the amusement world, there are more than 40 kinds of amusement facilities besides the nature wildlife park. Especially in the Caribbean Bay Paradise, visitors can surf in the artificial waves.

6. Seoul Grand Park

Located at Moxi Dongshan 159- 1 in Guo Chuan, Gyeonggi Province. There are three wildlife parks, a greenhouse botanical garden with more than 1 166 species and about 19667 species, a modern amusement park, Seoul East Park and the National Museum of Modern Art, etc.

7. Korean Folk Village

Located in Qifulori 107, Qixing, Longren County, Gyeonggi Province, with a total area of about 230,000 square meters. There are various farmhouses, houses, temples, markets, two kinds of (noble) houses and official halls on display here. Art workshops and Chinese medicine shops have 15 demonstrations of bamboo crafts, wood crafts and Chinese medicine treatment, and traditional wedding ceremonies, farmhouse music and rope walking are also staged daily. Here you can personally experience the cultural atmosphere of Korean daily life.

8. Seoul Racecourse

Injection hole in Guo Chuan, Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Racecourse is located between Qingxi Mountain and Guanyue Mountain. The natural landscape is beautiful, and the modern racecourse on the ground floor 1 6 can accommodate more than 40,000 horse fans. Every Saturday and Sunday, large-scale activities of ordinary and special activities will be held. Polo tickets, like those in Japan, are divided into winning streak, single winning streak and multiple winning streak. The open night show from the end of July to the beginning of September made the horse fans even crazier.

(3) Busan

Busan is the largest port in South Korea, located in the southeast corner of South Korea, and the second largest city in South Korea with a population of about 4 million. It takes 4 hours 10 minutes to take the newborn train from Seoul. It takes about 5 hours and 20 minutes to take the expressway from Seoul. It takes about 1 hour to fly from Seoul to Busan.

The main tourist attractions in Busan and its surrounding areas are:

1.Beomeosa Temple

Founded in 678 AD, it is the headquarters of Zen Buddhism. The original 36 large-scale temples were unfortunately destroyed in the Renchen Japanese Rebellion. However, in 17 17, the extinct platform of Daxiong Hall was exquisite and gorgeous, which was a masterpiece of Korean dynasty architecture. Other remaining buildings include seven temples, two attics, three giant doors, 1 1 clean temples and three-story stone pagodas.

2. Longtoushan Park

When you climb Longtou Mountain, you can overlook the streets in the bustling area of Busan and the adjacent seashore. When the weather is fine, you can see Tsushima Island in the distance. In the park, there is a bronze statue of General Li Shunchen, the hero of saving the nation during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, and the Busan Tower, which is120m high, is the landscape of the whole city.

3. Li Xian Ocean National Park

It takes about 3 hours and 45 minutes from Busan Coast Ferry Station (Pudong Subway Station) to Lishui.

From the leisure island at the western end of Busan to Lishui in the whole south, there is a winding coast with beautiful scenery. Many small islands and cliffs form natural barriers, so it is best to watch them by boat. Tourists travel from Busan to Lishui by flying wing ship Angel, which is faster than land. On the way, they passed by Zhongwu and Lishui, where there are rich historical sites. Quot Crane Island is famous for 3000 Pu. You can get off at Jinshan in the South China Sea.

If you want to visit the beautiful scenery of Jochey Island-Hai Jingang, you only need to take a boat to Changchengpu in Busan (about 1 hour), and then take a yacht from Changchengpu.

4. Tongdu Temple

This famous Buddhist temple is painted with exquisite patterns and murals. In 646 AD, it was founded by the master of magnetic storage who brought back the Buddha relic from the Tang Dynasty in China. It is one of the three major fame and fortune in Korea. Renchen was burnt down during the Japanese rebellion, and was rebuilt in 160 1, 164 1. Because it is only dedicated to Buddhist relics, there is no Buddha statue, but there are various drums, cloud disks, wooden fish and Brahma bells in Brahma Pavilion. In addition, there are 35 architectural and artistic works, such as the beautifully decorated Daxiong Hall, Buermen Hall and the stone relief of Daguangming Hall preserved for 1300 years.

5. Unified battalion

It takes about 40 minutes by boat from Busan 1 hour, and about 2 hours from Busan West Bus Station. During the Japanese uprising in Nanking, General Li Shunchen, the hero of national salvation, took Tong Ying as his stronghold against Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In order to commemorate the great achievements of the general, a large soldier's washing hall and a martyrs' shrine dedicated to the general's memorial tablet were built in 1603. There is a bronze statue of General Li in the park at the end of the port, which is also a good place to enjoy the seascape of the port and the island.

(4) Gyeongju

Gyeongju is the capital of Silla Dynasty and the cradle of ancient Korean civilization. It is a quiet city with a population of 280,000. Where there are mountains and valleys, there are tombs, stone pagodas, Buddha statues and temple relics; Instead of going to the museum to explore the ancient times, just visiting Gyeongju, the ancient capital, is equivalent to exploring the remains of ancient splendid culture. What about Gyeongju? Quot is called a museum without walls.

From Seoul to Gyeongju, it takes about 4 hours to take the Beijing-Fuzhou Line, the Central Line Shinsei Train or expressway.

The main tourist attractions in Gyeongju:

1. Gufen Park

It's about 5 minutes' walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. In addition to Tianma Tomb (more than 2,000 funerary objects/kloc-0), the park is centered on seven huge Silla tombs, surrounded by 23 ancient tombs and surrounded by stone walls, covering an area of more than 38,000 ping.

2. Stargazing platform

It is 5 minutes' walk from Qingzhou Railway Station and Gufen Park. At the beginning of the 7th century, Wang Jian was composed of 366 stones. It is speculated that at that time, astronomical meteorology was observed by the light reflected from the bottom water mirror and window, and the state affairs and crops were judged by the stars.

3. Qingzhou Folk Craft Village

Driving from Buddhist temple 10 minutes, driving from Pumen Lake 15 minutes. Located on the road from the Buddhist Temple to Pumen Lake, * * * has a 18 handicraft workshop, which makes lacquerware, Silla earthenware, Buddhist paintings, embroidery, metal handicrafts, paper handicrafts, bamboo weaving and so on. Visitors can not only visit the production process of handicrafts, but also buy their favorite works as gifts on the spot.

4. Yan Yachi

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. The Wild Goose Duck Pond is a banquet for state guests. It was built by King Wu Wen of Silla in 674 A.D. to commemorate the reunification of the Three Kingdoms. Now, there are only one quarter of the gardens around Linhai Temple and Lianchi.

5. Five mausoleums

It takes about 20 minutes to take a taxi from Gyeongju Railway Station. The tombs of the legendary ancestors of Silla Dynasty-Park He Ju and Wang Hao, and the tombs of the second, third and fifth generations are juxtaposed here. The pine forest here is dense and silent. From different angles, the number and shape of graves seem to have changed.

6. Buddhist temple

It's 30 minutes' walk from Gyeongju Railway Station. As a world cultural heritage, this Buddhist temple was built in 535 AD. In its heyday, the scope of the temple expanded to about 10 times of the existing one. Unfortunately, it was burned down during the Japanese rebellion in Nonchen, and then it was restored and rebuilt, which is the present building. Only the truly intact stone parts can show the prosperity of Silla culture.

7. Jialing

It takes only 10 minutes by car from the Buddhist temple. It is the only complete tomb in the unified Silla era. From the morphological point of view, it can be inferred that it is the tomb of Yuan Shengwang at the end of the 8th century. There are warrior statues, literati statues and two pairs of Persian-like stone lions in the pine forest, and there are 12 half-man, half-beast stone statues on the earthen platform of the ancient tomb behind.

8.Seokguram

It takes about 20 minutes by car from the Buddhist temple bus station. It declared the world cultural heritage together with the Buddhist temple. In 75 1 year, it was built by then prime minister Jin Dacheng in memory of his parents. It is an affiliated building of the Stone Buddha Temple. At present, there are no temples, only the man-made grottoes and the sitting statue of Nigumei found in Houshan by 1909 are masterpieces in the history of Buddhist art.

9. Nanshan

Located at the southern end of Gyeongju, it is 468 meters high. There were more than 100 temples in Silla era, which shows the prosperity of Buddhist culture at that time. Today, there are only 55 temple sites, 59 stone buddhas and 38 stone pagodas. If tourists don't have enough time to travel around Nanshan, they might as well take a bus to visit the Three Stone Buddha at the foot of Nanshan and feel the cultural atmosphere of Silla era.

It takes about 3 hours to get to Anton from Gyeongju by train. There are leisure places and masquerade performances where ancient capital and modern civilization coexist.

(5) Jeju Island

Jeju Island, famous for its fantasy island, is the largest island in South Korea, with an area of 1.825 square kilometers, about 1.000 kilometers from the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula. In the middle of the island, there is Hankan, the highest peak in Korea, with an altitude of 1, 950 meters. Due to the influence of the warm current flowing through the offshore, Jeju Island has a mild climate with subtropical climate characteristics. It is an important tourist attraction in Korea.

Jeju Island was established as an independent country in ancient times, so it has its unique customs, dialects and cultural characteristics, and also has a different landscape from other parts of Korea. Because there are no thieves and beggars, there are no gates in the houses on the island, and people live a quiet and comfortable life.

Jeju, the largest city on the island, is located in the north of the island and is the seat of the Taoist government; Seoguipu, the second largest city, is located in the south of the island, and there are many traffic lines between the two cities. Conventional sightseeing bus tours can be divided into the West Ring Road and the East Ring Road, and the journey of each line is two days. When sightseeing on the island, most of them are on foot, so tourists had better wear casual clothes and shoes.

It takes about 1 hour from Seoul Gimpo Airport to Jeju Island, and about 45 minutes from Busan to Jeju Island. By boat, it takes about five and a half hours from Mokpo and two and a half hours from Busan/Kloc-0.

The main tourist attractions of Jeju Island are:

1. Dragon Head Rock

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Jeju Central Road. It is a rock shaped like a dragon's head, which is formed by the condensation of magma ejected from the Korean crater at sea. It is said that the dragon turned to stone because it angered the gods.

2. Manjianggur Cave

It takes about 50 minutes to drive from Jeju city. The total length of the lava cave formed by taking out lava for Korea is 13.4 km, which is called the first in the world, but only about 1 km is open to tourists. It takes about 1 hour to watch the strange rocks formed by melting banks. The dark caves make people feel mysterious.

3. King Shan never leaves.

It takes about 40 minutes to get to this scenic spot by bus 1 from Jeju city. Show Han a typical crater with a circumference of about 2 kilometers. More than 420 species of temperate plants gather near the crater. These temperate plants and alpine plants have high academic research value.

4. Main Waterfall

Located in Seoguipu City, it takes about 10 minutes to walk from the city center. These two waterfalls, which pour directly into the ocean, are 23 meters high and form a magnificent landscape with the cliffs along the coast. You can see the scenery from the coast above or below the waterfall, or you can take a boat trip from the sea.

5. Chengshan Sunrise Peak

It takes about 1 hour 10 minutes by car from Seoguipu or Jeju. As one of the 360 sub-volcanoes in Halla Mountain, it is known as the largest crater protruding from the coast in the world. The top of the mountain is an open pasture, which can be reached in about 30 minutes by climbing the mountain. From here, you can watch the sunrise, which is beautiful. There are sightseeing boats and motorboats around Chengshan Sunrise Peak, and there are conch and abalone farms on the west coast, where you can watch sea girls dive and get together.

6. Halla Mountain National Park

The height is 1950m, which is the highest peak in Korea. The reason why tourists can't feel its height is mainly due to the extension, inclination and relaxation of the seabed. Jeju Island was also formed during the eruption of Halla Mountain. There are 1800 kinds of plants and wild insects in subtropical and cold regions growing on the mountain. Rhododendron flowers in spring, alpine plants in summer, red leaves in autumn and snow scenes in winter constitute the four seasons picture scroll of Hanna Mountain.

If tourists want to climb the mountain, they'd better make some corresponding preparations. 1, No.2 cross highway can reach the entrance of the hiking trail, and the best climbing time is May or 10 with stable climate.

7. China Entertainment District

Take the West Industrial Road from Jeju City for about 1 hour, and take it from Seogwipo City for about 20 minutes. It is a holiday and leisure place developed by the Korea Tourism Organization, where discussions about Halla Mountain and the coast are held, and many tourists come for sightseeing and vacation every year.

Hotels in the leisure area have complete leisure facilities, such as Jeju Sightseeing Botanical Garden-such as Di Mei, Tiandiyuan Waterfall, Chinese golf course, Chinese bathing beach, Royal Ocean Park, sightseeing fishing village, etc.

(1) Central Region

Central South Korea is mostly plain, and railways and various roads are like cobwebs, but they are orderly. The main cities here are Daejeon, Chungju and Cheongju. Daejeon, which once hosted the World Expo 1993, is only two hours' drive from Seoul. It is the only pass of Jilong Mountain and Su Lishan National Park, the tourist center city in the central region, and the crossroads of Kyushu and Hunan.

Duke Zhou and Fuyu, the capitals of Baekje Dynasty, have preserved rich ancient cultural heritage. In addition to the ancient city, there are hot springs such as Confucian City and Wenyang around Datian, and national parks such as Tibetan Mountain, Deyu Mountain and Wuli Mountain.

(2) Northeast China

There are many ski resorts and historical sites in the northeast, as well as waterfalls, caves, hot springs, beaches, national parks and coastal fishing villages, among which Xueyue Mountain National Park is second to none. Granite peaks, lush valleys, dense forests, mysterious temples, waterfalls flowing for thousands of miles, crystal clear streams ... constitute beautiful landscape paintings in this area.