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Sangch'on Destination Guide

Discover Sangch'on in South Korea

Sangch'on in the region of South Jeolla is a town located in South Korea - some 179 mi or ( 288 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sangch'on

Local time in Sangch'on is now 03:19 AM (Monday) . 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: Yulch'i, Yonji, Yongyok, Yongp'yong, and Yonghung-ni. When in this area, you might want to check out Yulch'i . 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 Sangch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

What did you do song with captions subtitles - ESL EFL English as a Second Language

3:01 min by gyopo79
Views: 76496 Rating: 4.34

You need to turn on captions. My students in Korea call this song the "Cheese Stick Song" - What did you do? song - Good for ESL EFL students and people who want to learn English ..

Korail Mugunghwa train near Naju, Jeollanamdo, South Korea (Southbound)

0:30 min by avengepluto
Views: 1217 Rating: 5.00

This is a Mugunghwa commuter train traveling south past Naju-si toward Mokpo-si, Jeollanamdo, South Korea. That's my apartment complex in the distance. ..


A-DUY!!! This trip is for new year openning prayer video.

10:36 min by John Paul Kim
Views: 504 Rating: 3.00

It is wounderfull pilligrim traval pictures. ..

Class footage from the 2009 English Winter Camp, South Korea.

3:22 min by teacherk6
Views: 338 Rating: 0.00

Dongshin University, Kwangju, South Korea. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Naju

Naju (Naju-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju (전, 全) and the first character of Naju (나, 羅). Dongshin University is situated in Naju. Naju is famous for the Naju Pear which is a large round pear that forms its district logo.

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Located at 35.03 126.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Cities in South Jeolla Province, Naju

Unjusa

Unjusa or Unju Temple is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Hwasun County, South Jeolla province, South Korea. It is 26 km (16 mi) southwest of Hwasun County or 40 km (24 mi) south of Gwangju. Compared with other temples in South Korea, this temple has an unusual collection of stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas, so Unjusa is often referred to as the mysterious temple.

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Located at 34.93 126.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in South Korea, Hwasun, Treasures of South Korea

Dolmen

A dolmen, also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, or quoit, is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table), although there are also more complex variants. Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 to 3000 BC).

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Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Death customs, Dolmens, Megalithic monuments, Monument types, Stone Age Europe, Stones

Hwasun County

Hwasun County (Hwasun-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Counties of South Jeolla Province, Hwasun

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites are the location of hundreds of stone dolmen which were used as grave markers and for ritual purposes during the first millennium BCE when the Megalithic Culture was prominent on the Korean Peninsula. The sites were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. Korea is said to contain more than 40% of the worlds dolmen, which are mostly concentrated in these three sites.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Korea, Dolmens, Korean culture, World Heritage Sites in South Korea