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Och'on Destination Guide
Touring Och'on in South Korea
Och'on in the region of Gangwon is located in South Korea - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) East of Seoul , the country's capital city .
Time in Och'on is now 03:41 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yuch'on, Yoryang-ni, Pangje-ri, Daejeon, and Daegu. Being here already, consider visiting Yuch'on . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Och'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
The watermill
The waterwheel mill, gangwondo jeoungsungun, south korea * cafe.naver.com ..
Spring 2008 Korean Drama Tour
Excerpts from our Korean Drama Tour. ..
산, 물, 사람이 어우러진 아우라지 / mauntain, water & human, Auraji, Jeongseon, KOREA,
2011.9.25 산, 물 그리고 사람이 어우러진 아우라지. 처음 가 본 정선, 정선의 풍경을 담아오다. 골지천과 송천이 합쳐져서 한강의 본류(조양강)를 이루는 곳이다. '아우라지'는 어우러진다는 뜻으로서, 두 물줄기가 어우러져 한강을 이루는 데에서 이 이름이 유래했다. 또한 이곳에 있는 나루터를 일컫기도 한다. 아우라지는 정선아리랑 유적지로도 유명하다. ..
정선여행 백오담 / Baekohdam, Jeongseon, Korea
차를 타고 가던 중 멋진 풍경에 잠시 멈추었던 곳... 내려서 보니 동계 12경의 명승지 중 하나인 4경 백오담이라는 곳이었다. 백오담은 주위에 버드나무가 우거져있어서 그 마을을 버들부락의 의미로 버드락으로 불리게 되었고, 그 못가에서 흰 까마귀가 날아와 놀던 골이라하여 붙여진 이름이라고 한다. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Jeongseon County
Jeongseon (Jeongseon-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. It is also the hometown of famous actor Won Bin and footballer Seol Ki-hyeon.
Located at 37.38 128.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Bukpyeong-myeon
Bukpyeong-myeon (북평면) is a township in South Korea. Located in the county of Jeongseon, the venue of Jungbong, where the events of alpine skiing (Super-G and downhill) of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be competed, is located on its territory.
Located at 37.45 128.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Jungbong
Jungbong (중봉 알파인 경기장) is an alpine skiing area in South Korea. It is located in the township of Bukpyeong-myeon in the county of Jeongseon. The Jungbong Alpine Skiing Area will be the venue for the downhill, Super G and combined skiing of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. It will accommodate 18,000 spectators. The men's downhill would start at an altitude of 1,433 m and have a length of about 3.5 km.
Located at 37.47 128.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Gariwangsan
Gariwangsan is a mountain between the counties of Jeongseon and Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, in South Korea. It has an elevation of 1,560.6 m .
Located at 37.46 128.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Yeongwol County
Yeongwol County (Yeongwol-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. It is well known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of Joseon Dynasty, was exiled to, when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon. It is also where he is buried after he was murdered in 1457, following the attempts by Six martyred ministers to restore him to power, when he was perceived to be a continuing threat to the rule of his uncle.
Located at 37.19 128.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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