Climbing Mt. Yangbangsan to Look Down Over Danyang

Where the Namhan River bends and winds, downtown Danyang sits snugly in its curve. Seen from the summit of Mt. Yangbangsan, downtown Danyang, blending with the Namhan River, offers a scene quite different from an ordinary town center. The Danuri Aquarium, recently built in downtown Danyang, and Gosu Cave, easily reached across the Danyang Bridge, are the tourist attractions closest to downtown Danyang.

Along the way

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   Dodamsambong

   도담삼봉

   Dodamsambong rises from the middle of the Namhan River, where the clear blue water flows quietly by. Around the stately central peak, Janggunbong ("Husband Peak"), stand a flirtatious side peak to the left, Cheopbong ("Daughter Peak"), and a demurely turned-away peak to the right, Cheobong ("Son Peak") -- three peaks rising together from the water. \nMoreLess

   

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   Seokmun (Stone Gate)

   석문

   About 200m upstream from Dodamsambong, along the left riverbank, a rainbow-shaped stone arch several dozen feet tall appears -- this is Seokmun. \nMoreLess

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   Lunch (Jangdari Restaurant)

   점심식사(장다리식당)

   The set meal here is distinctive for cooking the rice together with garlic, a local specialty. The rice is only started once you order. It might sound like it would smell strong, but because the garlic is cooked, it takes on a soft, mellow flavor that, combined with the sweetness of the jujubes cooked in with it, offers a distinctive taste. \nMoreLess

   

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   Yangbangsan Observatory

   양방산전망대

   Yangbangsan Observatory is a viewing tower built atop the 664m summit of Mt. Yangbangsan. From here you can take in, at a glance, the sweeping view of the Namhan River curving around Dojeon-ri. Sindanyang (New Danyang) refers to the area where the county seat was relocated after the original Danseong-myeon site was submerged by the construction of the Chungju Multipurpose Dam, moving to the present-day Sangjin-ri and Dojeon-ri area, which became Danyang-eup. \nMoreLess

   

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   Gosu Cave

   고수동굴

   Gosu Cave, located at the foot of Gosu-ri, Danyang-eup, Danyang-gun, North Chungcheong Province, is a limestone cave formed from limestone deposited on the seafloor some 500 million years ago during the early Paleozoic era. Designated Natural Monument No. 256, it is a stalactite cave with a total length of 1,700m. \nMoreLess

   

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