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Chungsan Destination Guide

Discover Chungsan in South Korea

Chungsan in the region of South Gyeongsang is a town located in South Korea - some 163 mi or ( 263 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chungsan

Local time in Chungsan is now 10:08 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yon'gok, Yong-dong, Worhaeng-ni, In-ri, and Wonjongdong. When in this area, you might want to check out Yon'gok . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chungsan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Korea: Jirisan motorbike ride, road 861, BMW R1200GS

5:00 min by beemer54
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National road 861 from Gurye to Siam-Jae resting place in Jirisan national park on a BMW R1200GS. ..

Botanicula - Walkthrough - Part 4

23:29 min by WithPCGame
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Extreme Eating - Korea - Sannakji

1:05 min by TheExtremeEater
Views: 247 Rating: 5.00

Eating Sannakji (Live Octopus) a Korean dish. If you enjoyed watching this, check out Extreme Eating - Iceland - Svith. Just search for "svith". ..

VIVA KOREA DAY3 智異山Vol.8

2:05 min by David Aames
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VIVA KOREA ビバ韓国 旅の概要Oct 27th - Nov 2nd, 2011 2011年10月27日~11月2日VIVA KOREA Part1 智異山(Jirisan/チリさん) 天王峯(Chenwangbong/標高1915M) VIVA KOREA Part2 済州島 ハルラ山(Halla-san 標高1950M) 韓国最高峰AAANEWS(Asia Arab Africa Ne ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sobaek Mountains

The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. They split off from the Taebaek Mountains and trend southwest across the center of the peninsula. They are traditionally considered to reach their southwestern limit at Jirisan, which is also the highest peak of the range. Other famous mountains in the range include Songni Mountain, Joryeong Mountain, Gaya Mountain, Worak Mountain, and Sobaek Mountain itself.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.34 127.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mountain ranges of Korea, Mountains of South Korea

Samseonggung

Samseonggung (sometimes Samseong-gung) or Three Sages Palace is a shrine along the slopes of Jiri Mountain, Hadong county in South Gyeongsang Province, that was created for paying homage to the three mythical founders of Korea: Hwanin (한인) - or "Divine Regent". In the traditional Dangun mythology Hwanin is portrayed as the Emperor of Heaven himself.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.24 127.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in South Korea, Places of worship in South Korea

Banyabong

Banyabong is a mountain of Jeollabuk-do, western South Korea. It has an altitude of 1734 metres.

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Located at 35.27 127.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Mountains of North Jeolla Province, Mountains of South Korea

Sancheong County

Sancheong County (Sancheong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.42 127.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Counties of South Gyeongsang Province, Sancheong

Sancheong-Hamyang massacre

The Sancheong and Hamyang massacre was a massacre conducted by a unit of the South Korean Army 11th Division during the Korean War. On 7 February 1951, 705 unarmed citizens in Sancheong and Hamyang, South Gyeongsang district of South Korea were killed. The victims were civilians and 85% of them were women, children and elderly people. The 11th Division also conducted Geochang massacre two days later. The division commanding general was Choe Deok-sin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.42 127.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1951 in South Korea, Korean War crimes, Mass murder in 1951, Massacres committed by South Korea, Massacres in South Korea, Political repression in South Korea, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korean war crimes, War crimes in South Korea, White Terror