Cheorwon: Peace of Mind and Body, Hot Spring Healing Trip

Every year in late autumn, a hot spring festival centered on the hot springs of Cheorwon is held around Goseokjeong National Tourist Area and Hantan River Spa Hotel. Loved year-round as a family travel destination, Goseokjeong National Tourist Area features facilities such as an auto campsite, caravans, and an ecological pond, making it a top family healing resort. The Labor Party Headquarters is a modern cultural heritage site where remnants of the Korean War remain intact. Today, it is beloved for its cultural value and historic architecture, even serving as a venue for music video shoots and concerts.

Along the way

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   Hantan River Spa Hotel

   한탄리버스파호텔

   The volcanic hot spring located in Goseokjeong National Tourist Area in Dongsong-eup, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, is known to be a type of volcanic hot spring found in only a few countries, such as Japan and New Zealand.MoreLess

   

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   Goseokjeong National Tourist Area

   고석정 국민관광지

   Goseokjeong is one of the Eight Scenic Views of Cheorwon and the premier scenic spot in Cheorwon. Jade-clear water swirls and flows past both sides of a bizarre rock rising about 10 meters high in the middle of the Hantangang River.MoreLess

   

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   Dopiansa Temple

   도피안사

   In 865 (the 5th year of King Gyeongmun of Unified Silla), National Master Doseon crafted a 91 cm tall Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha statue. While traveling with several monks to enshrine it at Anyangsa Temple in Yulli-ri, Cheorwon-eup, they paused to rest, during which\n the statue suddenly disappeared. Searching the surrounding area, they found the statue seated in its current position\n and built a small hermitage on the spot to enshrine the Buddha statue.MoreLess

   

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   Labor Party Headquarters

   노동당사

   This building was used as the North Korean Labor Party headquarters until the outbreak of the Korean War (June 25 War). Having sustained heavy damage during the Korean War, the entire building remains blackened and densely pocked with shell and bullet marks.MoreLess

   

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