A Feast of Pristine Nature in the Center of the Korean Peninsula

Yanggu lies at the exact geographic center of the Korean Peninsula. It is a place where the purity of unspoiled nature within the Civilian Control Zone remains vividly alive. Where else could one find air cleaner than beneath these towering mountains and clear blue lakes? A visit to the Park Soo Keun Museum in Yanggu-eup offers a truly special feeling as you appreciate art coexisting with expansive nature.

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   Yanggu Myeongpumgwan (Gangwon)

   양구명품관(강원)

   Located in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, Yanggu Myeongpumgwan sells high-quality agricultural specialties and tourism souvenirs cultivated in Yanggu's pristine natural environment. By reducing intermediate distribution stages, it offers items to consumers at reasonable prices.MoreLess

   

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   Park Soo Keun Museum

   박수근미술관

   Painter Park Soo-keun sought to express human goodness and sincerity through his paintings. Viewing life with an honest and kind gaze akin to Millet rather than the madness of Van Gogh or the revolutionary nature of Picasso, he stands as an unmatched presence in modern Korean art. Built on a scale of about 660 square meters at the painter's birthplace in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, the Yanggu County Park Soo Keun Museum honors the artist's philosophy on art and life while serving as a flagship cultural space for the region. Works on view at the museum include three oil paintings such as "Two Seated Men," prints such as "Tree and Two Women" and "Tower Circumambulation," the watercolor "Paint," and dozens of drawings.MoreLess

   

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   Dutayeon

   두타연

   Dutayeon is located on a tributary of Suipcheon Stream in Geonsol-ri, Bangsan-myeon, north of the Civilian Control Line. Although the water volume is not vast, the surrounding mountain landscape forms magnificent scenery. Being pristine and unpolluted, it is known as Korea's largest habitat for Manchurian trout, a designated natural monument. Duta Falls roars with earth-shaking thunder and is shrouded in thick fog even at midday, while Dutayeon directly below the falls is framed by 20-meter rocks like a folding screen. On the eastern rock cliff lies a cave of about 10 square meters, with marks resembling a comb and a horse trough stamped onto the bedrock floor.MoreLess

   

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   Yanggu Prehistory Museum

   양구선사박물관

   Yanggu Prehistory Museum is Korea's first prehistory museum, established to help visitors easily understand Korean prehistoric culture through exhibits centered on Paleolithic artifacts excavated from Sangmuryong-ri, Yanggu-eup, and Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts unearthed from Hyeon-ri, Haean-myeon.MoreLess

   

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