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Yech'on-dong Destination Guide

Explore Yech'on-dong in North Korea

Yech'on-dong in the region of Hwanghae-namdo is a town in North Korea - some 70 mi or ( 112 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Yech'on-dong is now 12:14 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daejeon . Where to go and what to see in Yech'on-dong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kumchon Station

Kumchon Station is a passenger railway station in Kumchon, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. Though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.16 126.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea

Hanpo Station

Hanpo Station is a passenger railway station in Hanpo-ri, Pyongsan County, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. Though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The station is located on the bank of the Ryesong River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.23 126.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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Taebaeksansong Station

Taebaeksansong Station is a passenger railway station in Pyongsan County, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. Though this line theoretically connects Pyongyang to Pusan, in reality it ends at Kaesong due to the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The station is located near the ruins of the famous Taebaeksan Fortress, from which it gets its name.

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Located at 38.27 126.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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Kwanumsa (Kaesong)

Kwanŭm-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located within Taehung Castle on Mt. Chonma near Kaesong, North Korea. The site is one of the National Treasures of North Korea. Named after Guanyin, the buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, this small temple is located in the beautiful valley between Mts. Chonma and Songgo. The temple was founded in 970 when a monk deposited two marble statues of the goddess in a cave behind the temple's current location.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.09 126.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kaesong, National Treasures of North Korea

Pyongsan Station

Pyongsan Station is the central railway station for Pyongsan County, North Korea. It serves two railway lines - the Pyongbu Line, which connects Pyongyang to Kaesong and the Chongnyon Ichon Line, which runs from Pyongsan to Sepo where it connects to the Kangwon Line.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.33 126.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea