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Sop'ung Destination Guide

Touring Sop'ung in South Korea

Sop'ung in the region of South Chungcheong is a city located in South Korea - some 75 mi or ( 121 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sop'ung

Time in Sop'ung is now 10:19 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yugu-ri, Won-gol, Wolga-ri, Wangjil-li, and Daejeon. Being here already, consider visiting Yugu-ri . 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 Sop'ung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

韓国鉄道ヌリロ(200000系) Korail Nuriro(class 200000series)

1:03 min by ma0744
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Nuriro is a newly operated electric motor unit tain by Korail from Seoul to Onyang hot spa and Sinchang station. These units were assembled in Hitachi Japan by using its patent brand "A train" system. ..

Water Buffalo goes up the mountain (followed by a rabbit) - Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2010

2:00 min by Eizo Sakata
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The 1st water buffalo that I'd made of willow brunches was placed in the lotus pond at the entrance of the Yeonmi mountain in Gongju City, with the help of pretty young Korean girls. The concept of th ..


Water Buffalo Travels by car - Geumgang Nature Art Biennele 2010

4:14 min by Eizo Sakata
Views: 135 Rating: 5.00

I cut branches of willow at the riverside, bound them and made a rough figure of a water buffalo. We took it to set in the Riverside Park in Gongju City. Willow can root there, green leaves will grow ..

Baekje Festival Clowning

1:16 min by TheZahirNT2
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Crossdressing for fun and profit! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gongju National Museum

Gongju National Museum is a national museum in Gongju, South Korea. The Gongju National Museum holds 10,000 artifacts including 19 national treasures and 3 treasures excavated in Daejeon and Chungcheongnam-do areas, especially artifacts from Tomb of King Muryeong.

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Located at 36.47 127.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Gongju, Museums in South Chungcheong Province, National museums of South Korea

Magoksa

Magoksa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Gongju, South Korea. It is located on the eastern slope of Taehwasan, on taegeuk-shaped bend in the Taegeukcheon Stream. Magoksa is believed to have been established in 640 or 642 by the monk Jajang of Silla, however, this account is in dispute by some since Gongju would have lain within Baekje territory at that time.

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Located at 36.56 127.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in South Korea, Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order, Buildings and structures in South Chungcheong Province, Gongju, Visitor attractions in South Chungcheong Province

Battle of Taejon

The Battle of Taejon (14–21 July 1950) was an early battle between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War. Forces of the United States Army, attempting to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division were overwhelmed by numerically superior forces of the Korean People's Army at the major city and transportation hub of Taejon.

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Located at 36.47 127.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1950 in Korea, Battles involving North Korea, Battles involving South Korea, Battles of the Korean War, Battles of the Korean War involving the United States, Conflicts in 1950

Sejong City

Sejong, officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City and formerly known as Yeongi (연기, 燕岐) county is a planned city in South Korea. In early 2007, the South Korean government decided to create a special administrative district housing nine ministries and four national agencies currently located in Seoul out of parts of Chungcheongnam-do and a small section of Chungcheongbuk-do provinces, near Daejeon. The capital opened on 2 July 2012, with 36 government agencies slated to move there by 2015.

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Located at 36.49 127.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Planned capitals, Planned cities in South Korea, Sejong City

Yeongi County

Yeongi County (Yeongi-gun) was a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea now part of Sejong. Jochiwon is the main city within Yeongi. Jochiwon, as of 2011, has a large foreign community of native English speakers considering its rather small size and population. This is due to the existence of two major universities: Hong-ik University and Korea University Korea University Sejong Campus, both satellite campuses. In addition to the universities there are many public schools.

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Located at 36.54 127.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Counties of South Korea, Sejong City