© Lonely Planet 305 Jeollabuk-do 전라북도 The southwestern province of Jeollabuk-do (www.jeonbuk.go.kr) is Korea’s rice bowl. The image of white egrets standing in terraced rice fields is a provincial icon. As Korea’s agricul- tural heartland, this fertile, green area has influenced Korean cuisine more than any other part of the country. For foodies, no trip to Korea is complete without eating your way through Jeollabuk-do. The provincial capital city of Jeonju is a must-stop for any fan of Korean food, especially for its most well-known export, bibimbap, a dish of rice, meat and vegetables served up by countless restaurants nationwide and abroad. Rural Jeollabuk-do is an outdoor-lover’s paradise. Much of this province is parkland. With unspoilt national and provincial parks covering its beautiful mountains, this rural province offers some of Korea’s finest get-away-from-it-all hikes and scenery. In summer, sun wor- shippers head out to the white sandy beaches of the West Sea islands like Seonyu-do. In JEOLLABUK-DO the winter, thrill-seekers descend on the slopes of Muju Ski Resort, offering the highest and most picturesque slopes in Korea. Jeollabuk-do is deeply tied to its traditional culture and roots. Buddhist temples and folk villages abound. Modern Jeonju bumps up against its historic urban village of hanok (tradi- tional houses) containing craft workshops, museums and rustic teashops. The province is the birthplace of pansori, a traditional musical drama performed by a singer and drummer. HIGHLIGHTS Get lost exploring the back alleys of the fascinating Jeonju Hanok Maeul village ( p307 ) Retrace Korea’s most famous love story, Jeonju Muju Chunhyang-jeon, at the romantic Gwang- Seonyu-do Ski Resort Maisan hallu-won Garden in Namwon ( p313 ) Provincial Park Ski or snowboard the slopes at Muju Ski Resort ( p312 ) Seonunsan Provincial Park Namwon Zip round Seonyu-do (p317 ) on a nippy quad bike before relaxing on the beach Amble through pretty Seonunsan Provincial Park ( p315 ) to a giant Buddha carving on a cliff Be amazed by the unique rock-pinnacle temple garden in Maisan Provincial Park ( p311 ) in the shadow of ‘Horse Ears Mountain’ TELEPHONE CODE: 063 POPULATION: 2 MILLION AREA : 8050 SQ KM 306 JEOLLABUK-DO •• Jeonju lonelyplanet.com 0 50 km JEOLLABUK-DO 0 30 miles WEST SEA (Yellow Sea) CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO Daedunsan Yeongdong 3 Provincial Park CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO Daedunsan ὄ Ὀ(878m) GYEONGSANGBUK-DO Mireuk-sa To Muju Eocheong-do Gunsan Under Construction Anguk-sa Iksan Muju Ski Saemangeum Resort Comprehensive 26 Seonyu-do Development Area JEONJU See Deogyusan ὄὄὄGimje JinanὈὈNational Ammaisan Park Map (p312) To Daegu Geumsan-sa (685m) Sutmaisan (70km) (678m) Moaksan Buan (794m) See Byeonsan Bando 17 Maisan National Moaksan Provincial Park Map (p316) Provincial Park Geochang Park 11 Gyeokpo Galtam Reservoir ὈὈWi-do ὄSee NaejangsanὈὈὈJeongeup ὈὈὈὈGYEONGSANGNAM-DO National Naejangsan Park Map (p314) National Park Naejangsan 9 (763m) See Seonunsan Provincial Gochang Park Map (p315) Damyang-ho Namwon Sunchang Jiri-san Jangsong-ho National 9 Park Ὀ3Ὀ ὈὈ Hwaeom-sa 6 JEOLLANAM-DO JEOLLABUK-DO JEOLLABUK-DO History Moaksan Provincial Park ( p311 ) has a superb The Donghak rebellion, led by Chon Pong-jun, temple. Naejangsan National Park ( p314 ) has a took place mainly in Jeollabuk-do in 1893 when great ridge ὈὈhike. Pretty Seonunsan Provincial a ragtag force of peasants and slaves, armed Park ( p315 ) is famous for its giant Buddha with various homemade weapons, seized cliff carving. Jeonju fortress and defeated King Gojong’s army, before being destroyed by Japanese Getting There & Around forces. Their demands included the freeing of If you arrive by train or bus, base yourself in slaves, better treatment of the chonmin or low- Jeonju, where buses radiate to every nook and born, the redistribution of land, the abolition corner of the province. of taxes on fish and salt, and the punishment of corrupt government officials. Jeollabuk-do JEONJU 전주 and Jeollanam-do were one joint province until pop 622,000 1896; Jeonju was the capital of this combined Jeonju (www.jeonju.go.kr), the provincial capital, province. Tourism has become an important is famous for being the birthplace of both the source of income in recent years, thanks mainly Joseon dynasty and Korea’s most well-known to its numerous national parks. culinary delight, bibimbap (rice, meat, egg and vegetables with a hot sauce). Centrally lo- National & Provincial Parks cated, the city is the perfect base from which An atmospheric temple, coastal views and to explore Jeollabuk-do as it’s the regional a waterfall are features of Byeonsan Bando hub for buses and trains. The downtown National Park ( p316 ). Daedunsan Provincial Park historical folk village has many outstand- ( p311 ) is a year-round, outdoor- lovers’ para- ing hanok buildings housing museums, cute dise with hiking and skiing. Maisan Provincial teahouses and workshops offering handmade Park ( p311 ) is famous for its ‘Horse Ears’ souvenirs like paper products, fans, dolls, mountains and mystical stone towers. boxes and more..
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