Chungcheongnam-Do 충청남도

CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO © most day-trippers from Seoul are looking for.most day-trippersfromSeoulare looking dotted withmore islands,beachesandthepromiseofwind-whippedfresh air–justwhat can hoponaferry isTaean tooneofthenearbyislands. Tothenorth HaeanNationalPark, considered tobethebestonwestern coast,whiletravellers preferring somesolitude miraculouslyintact. burial artefacts Tut’s King Muryeong inGongju–like tomb,itwasuncovered inmoderntimeswithallits tombs andrelics,a surprisingnumberofoldfortresses, chiefamongthemthetombofKing tiny Buyeowere oncecapitalsoftheancientBaekjedynasty.The latter townshave retained littleGeumsanisthehubofginsengtowns leftinitswake: industry,whileGongjuand of modernKorean life andallitslackofurbancharmsaswell.More interesting are thesmall winds inSeoul. Sejong City,tobebuiltnearGongju,butwhetheritmaterialises dependsonthepolitical Much ofthebuzzinrecent yearshasfocusedonanewadministrative nationalcapital are largely very old(5th-centuryBaekjecapitals)orutterly recreational (abevyofbeaches). as it’smore commonlyknown–isnotthemostscintillatingofprovinces. Itsattractions It’s closetoSeoulandhomethefifthlargest cityinSouthKorea, Daejeon,butChungnam– 충청남도 Chungcheongnam-do 318 

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319 10 (100km) To Daegu Daejeon Saemaul Cheongju Geumwang Janghowon Geumsan is the locus of is the locus of Ὀ (semi-express) (semi-express) DAEJEON CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO Anseong Daedunsan 3 Provincial Park JEOLLABUK-DO GYEONGGI-DO 00 50 km 30 miles Hall of Korea Independence Donghak-sa Mugunghwa Gap-sa Gongju (48km) Geumgang To Seoul Ὀ Ὀ Ὀ Ὀ 대전 Nonsan Cheonan Osan Map (p324) National Park Magok-sa Iksan See Gyeryongsan Pyeongtaek 042 / pop 1.5 million (7km) To Jeonju

by buses. DAEJEON % city in South Korea, The fifth-largest (www.daejeon.go.kr/language/english) has relatively low peaks (for Korea) and is (for Korea) low peaks has relatively Haean crisscrossed with hiking trails. Taean numerous islands and beaches, consists of only by boat. can be reached which some of Getting There & Around High-speed KTX trains connect Cheonan and Daejeon to Seoul and Busan, while and (express) trains run from Seoul station to Daecheon servedin Boryeong. Other towns are only River Yesan

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11 Gunsan Asan Bay Deoksan Boryeong Seocheon 11 Haemi

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Hodo Taean Anmyeon Nok-do Taean Haean Taean Kkotji Beach W E S T S E A Janggo-do

Ὀ Ὀ Mallipo National Gyeryongsan ( Y e l l o w S e a ) Marine Park Taean Haean

Yeonpo Cheollipo Oeyeon-do Arboretum

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Mallipo History History swathe of swathe of Chungnam has two national parks: the moun- Chungnam tains of the region passed into obscurity. It remains to passed into obscurity. It remains the region be seen whether plans for a new capital, Sejong the province. City, will rejuvenate National Parks was fairly sophisticated, but after Sabi fell to Sabi fell after but was fairly sophisticated, and China in AD 660, Shilla the joint army of (modern-day Gongju), then moving further (modern-day Gongju), then moving south to Sabi (modern-day Buyeo). Its culture dom in AD 475, this is where the Baekje ended the Baekje dom in AD 475, this is where up, establishing in Ungjin their capital first pushed south by an aggressive Goguryeo king- pushed south by an aggressive lonelyplanet.com

When the Baekje dynasty (57 BC–ADWhen the Baekje 668) was

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