A Healing Journey Through Art and Nature

Yanggu is the hometown of Park Soo-keun, a leading painter of modern Korean art, and a region blessed with beautiful mountains and valleys. There are many places to fully experience its pristine nature, including DMZ Dutayeon, where the ecosystem has remained untouched due to over 50 years of restricted civilian access, and Gwangchi Natural Recreation Forest, set at the foot of Daeamsan. Take a closer look into the artistic world of painter Park Soo-keun and enjoy the pure nature of Yanggu.

Along the way

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   Dutayeon

   두타연

   Dutayeon lies on a tributary of the Suip Stream in Geonsol-ri, Bangsan-myeon, north of the Civilian Control Line, and is also downstream of Bia-ri and Sate-ri in Dong-myeon. Although its water flow is not great, the surrounding mountains form a scenic landscape, and being unpolluted, it is known as the largest domestic habitat of the Manchurian trout (yeolmogeo), a natural monument species.MoreLess

   

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   Park Soo-keun Museum

   박수근미술관

   Park Soo-keun was a painter who sought to express human goodness and sincerity in his paintings. Built on the site of the painter's birthplace in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, his hometown, the Yanggu County Park Soo-keun Museum spans roughly 660m² (about 200 pyeong) and was built to honor the artist's view of art and life while also serving as a representative cultural space for the region.MoreLess

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   Gwangchi Natural Recreation Forest

   광치자연휴양림

   Gwangchiryeong Pass, at an elevation of 800m, forms a landscape of various waterfalls and valleys, and together with its dense old-growth forest, serves as a route to the East Coast via the Gwangchi Tunnel, which connects Yanggu, Inje, and Wontong. Beautiful in every season, this area opened a natural recreation forest to draw tourists from the greater Seoul metropolitan area, provide a resting space for local residents and visitors within the province, and boost the local economy.MoreLess

   

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